Perhaps one of the most influential contemporary art movements, Pop art emerged in the 1950s. In stark contrast to traditional artistic practice, its practitioners drew on imagery from popular culture — comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media — to create original Pop art paintings, prints and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way.
ORIGINS OF POP ART
CHARACTERISTICS OF POP ART
POP ARTISTS TO KNOW
ORIGINAL POP ART ON 1STDIBS
The Pop art movement started in the United Kingdom as a reaction, both positive and critical, to the period’s consumerism. Its goal was to put popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture.
Richard Hamilton’s 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted this unconventional new style.
Pop art works are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. Practitioners sought to challenge the status quo, breaking with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and making statements about current events. Other key characteristics of Pop art include appropriation of imagery and techniques from popular and commercial culture; use of different media and formats; repetition in imagery and iconography; incorporation of mundane objects from advertisements, cartoons and other popular media; hard edges; and ironic and witty treatment of subject matter.
Although British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts. Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American Pop artist Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Most of the best-known American artists associated with Pop art started in commercial art (Warhol made whimsical drawings as a hobby during his early years as a commercial illustrator), a background that helped them in merging high and popular culture.
Roy Lichtenstein was another prominent Pop artist that was active in the United States. Much like Warhol, Lichtenstein drew his subjects from print media, particularly comic strips, producing paintings and sculptures characterized by primary colors, bold outlines and halftone dots, elements appropriated from commercial printing. Recontextualizing a lowbrow image by importing it into a fine-art context was a trademark of his style. Neo-Pop artists like Jeff Koons and Takashi Murakami further blurred the line between art and popular culture.
Pop art rose to prominence largely through the work of a handful of men creating works that were unemotional and distanced — in other words, stereotypically masculine. However, there were many important female Pop artists, such as Rosalyn Drexler, whose significant contributions to the movement are recognized today. Best known for her work as a playwright and novelist, Drexler also created paintings and collages embodying Pop art themes and stylistic features.
Read more about the history of Pop art and the style’s famous artists, and browse the collection of original Pop art paintings, prints, photography and other works for sale on 1stDibs.
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Warhol, Chanel (Red/Pink), Channel Ad Campaign (after)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Chanel Year: 1997 Medium: Offset lithograph on archival paper mounted on canvas Size: 30 x 21 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in the plate Notes: This special ...
Canvas, Offset
Tape Collection 90 Minutes Vintage Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
90 Minutes Vintage Blue, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, pers...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Takashi Murakami Flowers Skateboard Deck
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Murakami Flowers Skate Deck A vibrant piece of Takashi Murakami wall art produced as a limited series in conjunction with the 2017 Murakami exhibit: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg, MC...
Screen
Andy Warhol 'Querelle Blue' 1983 FIRST EDITION Pop Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Andy Warhol's involvement in movie posters, particularly for "Querelle," directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, is notable in the context of his broader artistic career. Warhol create...
Offset
76 Jumper, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - '76 Jumper, Year: 1975, Medium: Screenprint, Signed and Numbered in Pencil, Edition: 75, Size: 26 in. x 36.5 in. (66.04 cm x 92.71 cm)
Screen
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - Trumpet Painting YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Trumpet Painting YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 52 x 52 cm Condition: Br...
LED Light, Neon Light
L'Enfant et les Sortilèges Serigraph, Pop Art, 1981, Limited Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This poster designed by David Hockney was part of a series of three billboards commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1981. Designed specifically for the producti...
Screen
Atlantic Runner, Psychedelic Art Screenprint by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Atlantic Runner, Year: 1972, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100/300, Size: 16 in. x 16 in. (40.64 cm x 40.64 ...
Screen
$2,500
"Jim Morrison Mugshot" Signed Print 39 x 36 in Limited Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti
By Gerard Marti
Located in Culver City, CA
"Jim Morrison Mugshot" Signed Print 39 x 36 in Limited Ed. of 75 by Gerard Marti Digital print on paper Ships rolled in tube Signed and numbered by the artist. The lead singer of...
Paper, Digital
Limited Edition Ceramic Plate Rigatoni Alla Catanese - Da Ciro - New York, NY
By Mark Kostabi
Located in New York, NY
Mark Kostabi Plate for Rigatoni Alla Catanese - Da Ciro - New York, NY, 2001 Silkscreen on ceramic plate; Microwave and Dishwasher Safe 10 1/5 in diameter Artist signature fired into the plate on the underside and numbered from an edition of 510. Edition 36/510 Makes a wonderful gift! This beautiful, whimsical limited edition, signed and numbered bowl/plate was handmade in southern Italy by master artisans near Vietri sul Mare, was designed by American artist Mark Kostabi. In 2000, Buon Ricordo America, Inc. commissioned famous American artists to design plates for their flagship US restaurants. In 2000-1, Kostabi designed the present work for the NY Italian restaurant...
Ceramic, Screen
Tom Wesselmann 'Monica, The 23rd New York Film Festival' 1985- Serigraph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Monica, 23rd New York Film Festival" is a serigraph created by Tom Wesselmann for the 23rd New York Film Festival, held in 1985 at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. This p...
Screen
Vintage 1960s Andy Warhol Photo Silkscreen Serigraph Pop Art
By John Brower
Located in Surfside, FL
This is for a Photo Silkscreen Serigraph it is Titled Andy Warhol :Pop Artist American. light creasing to paper outside of image John Brower worked in Chicago as a billboard designe...
Screen
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Warhol, Chanel (Blue), Chanel Ad Campaign (after)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Chanel Year: 1997 Medium: Offset lithograph on archival paper mounted on canvas Size: 29 x 22 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in the plate Notes: This special ...
Canvas, Offset
$40,000Sale Price|20% Off
Lucky Strike (Littmann P. 78), Keith Haring
By Keith Haring
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Keith Haring (1958-1990) (after) Title: Lucky Strike (Littmann P. 78) Year: 1987 Medium: Silkscreen on Arches cotton rag paper Inscription: Hand signed and numbered, 70/80, a...
Screen
Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery 1999/2000 (vintage Basquiat announcements)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Enrico Navarra Gallery Paris 1999-2000: A set of 2 rare vintage Basquiat announcement cards published on the occasion(s) of: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gallery Enri...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
NBA Play - Colorful Abstract Basketball Inspired Oil Painting Pop Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Uruguayan artist Leonardo Aguirre creates vibrant, theatrical compositions where architecture, memory, and imagination converge. Working in a post-constructivist style rooted in the ...
Canvas, Oil
Modern Print /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Abstract Geometric MoMA Gemini G.E.L.
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Modern Print" *Numbered, signed, and dated by Lichtenstein in pencil lower right Year: 1971 Medium: Original Lithograph and Scr...
Lithograph, Screen
$5,500
Chuck Close - Signed, dedicated & inscribed art card of Linda Rosenkrantz Finch
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Art Card: Chuck Close - Linda, 1975-6, Uniquely Signed, dedicated and inscribed vintage card, from the Estate of Cordelia Platt, 1988 Uniquely Signed, dedicated and inscr...
Postcard, Lithograph, Offset
"Cows Looking for Pineapples"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This vibrant and playful painting combines surrealism with humor and warmth. Two cows, rendered with expressive brushwork, appear to wander through a tropical landscape, surrounded b...
Canvas, Acrylic
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Max, Blushing Beauty, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Blushing Beauty Year: 1999 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 24 x 36 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as iss...
Offset
$1,250Sale Price|50% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "R2-D2", STAR WARS, HUICHOL ART, 2026 BEST OF CHROMA
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd, "R2-D2 RED", STAR WARS, BEST OF CHROMA, POP ART, SCULPTURE, AP 2026 Huichol Beaded Mixed Media Sculpture One of the most beloved robots in cinematic histor...
Glass, Mixed Media
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Plenty More Fish - Original Monochrome Water Sea Still Life Painting on Canvas
By Carl Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carl Smith is an American artist who has been living in Berlin, Germany, since 2001. He works with a combination of silkscreen printing, collage, and painting to create his urban ins...
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Screen
$280Sale Price|20% Off
After Robert Rauschenberg 'Bicycle, National Gallery'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The first edition exhibition poster created by Robert Rauschenberg for the National Gallery of Art is a striking example of his innovative artistry. Produced with foil on heavy paper...
Foil
Color Gravity Limited Edition Print, Pop Art, Signed by Craig Alan
By Craig Alan
Located in New York City, NY
LIMITED EDITION PRINT - Edition of 75 signed by the artist. Price for unframed. Ask us for custom framing options for this piece. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally rec...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Peach Lady, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Peach Lady, Year: 1973, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 224/300, Image Size: 22.25 x 17.25 inches, Size: 26 x ...
Lithograph
$571Sale Price|20% Off
Star Catcher, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Star Catcher Year: 2003 Edition: 453/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription:...
Lithograph
$1,200
British Pop Art Artist RB Kitaj Screenprint Day Book Serigraph Hand Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
R.B. Kitaj (British American 1932-2007) Hand signed and numbered Screenprint Measures approximately 24.5 X 16.65 inches This is from the Robert Creeley daybook. They were done in a ...
Screen
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Big Painting #6 Serigraph Print, Pop Art Style, 27.5 x 39.5 Inches
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original poster, titled "Big Painting #6," is printed on heavy stock paper with full margins. Approximately 300 copies were made, though not numbered. Published by Art Editions,...
Screen
$1,531Sale Price|20% Off
United We Stand, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: United We Stand Year: 2002 Edition: 107/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 12.5 x 9 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...
Lithograph
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
Moon Flowers, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Tropical Flowers Year: 1978 Edition: A.P.;45, plus proofs Medium: Silkcreen on Arches paper Size: 22 x 27.25 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: ...
Screen
Max, Statue of Liberty V, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: Statue of Liberty V Year: 1981 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 24.5 x 12.5 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered...
Offset
$420
Dream - Motivational Steel & Metal Street Sign Inspired Wall Sculpture Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Positive street signs and mindful messages characterize the work of multidisciplinary artist Scott Froschauer (1969-2026). Froschauer utilizes a practice called "cultural jamming," w...
Metal, Steel
$2,640Sale Price|20% Off
Protect Our Children Ver. II, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Protect Our Children Ver. II Year: 2002 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on archival paper Size: 13.81 x 17.12 inches Condition: Excel...
Lithograph
House In the Clouds 1971 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
By Peter Max
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist Name: Peter Max House in the Clouds Year: 1971 Medium Type: Silkscreen, on Arches Paper Size-Width Size-Height: 22” x 30” Signed Edition Size: signed in pencil and numbered...
Screen
All You Need is a Cat
Located in Zofingen, AG
All You Need Is a Cat plays with a familiar cultural phrase, transforming it into a quiet emotional statement. In this painting, the cat is not just a character, but a metaphor for ...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Carly Simon" Andy Warhol, Pop Art, Black and White, Celebrity Photograph
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Carly Simon, 1980 Stamped by The Estate of Andy Warhol on the reverse Gelatin silver print 10 x 8 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist Long-Sharp Gallery, I...
Silver Gelatin
$245,000
Reverie, Rare Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition of 200, Corlett 38, Framed
Located in Aventura, FL
From 11 Pop Artists portfolio, vol. 2. Screen print on smooth, white wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Roy Lichtenstein. Hand numbered 128/200 lower left (there are also 50 p...
Paper, Lithograph
Mr. Dob
Located in London, GB
Mr. Dob, 2016 Edition of 750 Signature Stamped by artist's estate, Stamped by BAIT X Switch Series Mr. Dob Manufacturer ComplexCon Bait. Takashi Murakami’s Mr DOB sculpture toy is a...
Acrylic, Vinyl
ICES Set of Four Framed Artworks - Pop Art Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Set of four ready to hang framed pop art photography, featuring Richard Heeps 'ICES' in Lilac Purple, Green, Melondrama Coral Orange and Blue Teal. ICES, is a bestselling artwork by...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$405
ICES Burnt Orange, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography Print Only
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Burnt Orange, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex coast...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Sincerity to You - Pop, Japanese, Editon of 300, signed
Located in London, GB
Sincerity to You, 2023 Offset lithograph Hand signed and numbered by Takashi Murakami. Edition of 300 71 cm diameter - Sheet size published by Kaikai Kiki Co. Condition: Brand n...
Lithograph, Offset
$10,000Sale Price|20% Off
Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series), George Rodrigue
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: George Rodrigue (1944-2013) Title: Blue Skies Shinning on Me (Blue Dog Series) Year: 2005 Edition: 141/190, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen on a...
Screen
Hebru Brantley Flyboy (Hebru Brantley art toy)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Hebru Brantley (Hebru Brantley art toy), 2017. New in its original packaging. Medium: Painted cast vinyl. Dimensions: 9 x 8 x 4 inches (22.9 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm). New and sealed in i...
Resin, Vinyl
$199,996Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol, Painting on Canvas, Unique, Framed, 1983, Fish, Toy Suite
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Fish Portfolio: The Toy Suite Medium: Original painting on canvas Date: 1983 Edition: Unique Frame Size: 20" x 23" Sheet Size: 11" x 14" Signature: Estate...
Canvas, Paint
1986 David Hockney 'Pearblossom Highway' Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This 1986 poster was created by David Hockney for an exhibition held at the International Center of Photography in New York. The poster is a superb example of Hockney's photo-collage...
Offset
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Flag with Heart on Blue, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Flag with Heart on Blue Year: 2002 Edition: 476/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 4.87 x 4.5 inches Condition: Excellen...
Lithograph
Andy Warhol 'Shoes, 1980' Offset Print, Unframed, Excellent Condition
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 30 x 23.25 inches ( 76.2 x 59.055 cm ) Image Size: 30 x 23.25 inches ( 76.2 x 59.055 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Shoes, 1980 by Andy Warhol, pr...
Offset
Set of Four Framed Pop Art Color Blue Sky American Sign Photographs
Located in Cambridge, GB
Pink Champagne Motel, Wildwood, New Jersey, 2013 Sundowner Sign, Salton Sea, California, 2003 Roy's Motel Sign, Route 66, Amboy, California, 2001 Swim-in-Pool Supply Co. Las Vegas, N...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
David Hockney 'Montcalm Interior at Seven O'Clock' 1988
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This David Hockney poster, titled Montcalm Interior at Seven O’Clock, is printed in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England on a high-quality coated heavy stock paper. The work captures Ho...
Offset
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Max, World Cup '94, Hand Signed, Official Edition, Peter Max (after)
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Title: World Cup '94 Year: 1994 Medium: Offset lithograph in colors on gloss archival paper Size: 36 x 24 inches Inscription: Hand signed by Peter Max in ink and unnumbered, as issue...
Offset
Marilyn with a Bun -Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art Portrait by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
Sting Like a Bee, Pop Art Screenprint by Muhammad Ali aka the G.O.A.T.
By Muhammad Ali
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original hand-signed print by the Greatest Of All Time, Muhammad Ali. Sting Like a Bee Muhammad Ali, American (1942–2016) Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil ...
Screen
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Katz 'Art Exhibit and Sale for the Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment' 1972
By Alex Katz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original 1972 poster by Alex Katz was created for an exhibition at Zabriskie Gallery, supporting the Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). A striking example of Katz’s si...
Offset
Odyssetron I (From the suite of 5 lithographs)
By Bryan Rogers
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Odyssetron I" 1982 is an original color lithograph by American PopArt artist Bryan Rogers, 1941-2013. It is hand signed and numbered 1/50 in pencil by the artist. With the blind stamp of the publisher, Western Wedge, Oakland California at the lower left corner. The sheet size is 18 x 24 inches. It is in excellent condition, has never been framed. An example of this particular artwork is in the permanent collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in San Francisco...
Lithograph
Basquiat The Offs 1984 (Basquiat record cover art 1984)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat The Offs 1984: "The Offs: First Record" original first printing, 1984, featuring original offset artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat. This is from the original first...
Offset
$955Sale Price|20% Off
Profile Series IV, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Profile Series IV Year: 1998 Edition: 300/300, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Coventry Smooth paper Size: 9 x 7.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscr...
Lithograph
Rare Andy Warhol Record Cover Art set of 2
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare 1960s Andy Warhol Record Art: set of 2 works: This set includes two original vintage pressings: 'This Is John Wallowitch' by John Wallowitch and 'The Academy In Peril' by John ...
Lithograph, Offset
$120Sale Price|20% Off
Robert Rauschenberg 'Night Shades + Urban Bourbons' 1995
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster commemorates Robert Rauschenberg's "Night Shades + Urban Bourbons" showcase, held in Denmark in 1995. Known for his groundbreaking work in mixed media and coll...
Offset
$100Sale Price|20% Off
1988 Andy Warhol 'Most Wanted Men, No. 2 John Victor G.'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original exhibition poster was created for Andy Warhol’s Most Wanted Men show at Gagosian Gallery, New York, from May 1 – June 30, 1988. The poster features Most Wanted Men, No. 2 John Victor G., a powerful image from Warhol’s controversial 1964 series that drew inspiration from New York’s police mugshots...
Offset