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Pop Art

POP ART STYLE

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 

  • Bold imagery
  • Bright, vivid colors
  • Straightforward concepts
  • Engagement with popular culture 
  • Incorporation of everyday objects from advertisements, cartoons, comic books and other popular mass media

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.

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Style: Pop Art
Liberty Head VIII, Peter Max
Liberty Head VIII, Peter Max

Liberty Head VIII, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head VIII Year: 2003 Edition: 455/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.43 x 2.62 inches Condition: Excellent Ins...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Warhol, Chanel (Blue), Chanel Ad Campaign (after)

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 ...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Offset

Kusama Pumpkins (Set of Two)
Kusama Pumpkins (Set of Two)

Kusama Pumpkins (Set of Two)

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Yayoi Kusama Set of Two Pumpkins: Yellow and Black / Red and White: An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art set - these small Kusama pumpkin sculptures feature the universal polka dot p...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Resin

Andy Warhol 'Endangered Species: Grevy's Zebra' 1992
Andy Warhol 'Endangered Species: Grevy's Zebra' 1992

Andy Warhol 'Endangered Species: Grevy's Zebra' 1992

By Andy Warhol

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This features Endangered Species: Grevy's Zebra, an iconic image from Andy Warhol’s acclaimed Endangered Species series. Originally conceived to bring attention to endangered wildlife, this striking artwork exemplifies Warhol’s signature pop art style—vibrant color palettes, graphic precision, and a bold visual voice. The image comes from a 1992 collectible box set published by teNeues Publishing Company and printed in Germany to exceptional standards. The piece is presented in a white wood frame with a 1-inch front profile and a 3/4-inch side profile, mounted behind a 4-inch mat. This elegant presentation transforms Warhol’s zebra...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

As I Opened Fire, Roy Lichtenstein (Stedelijk Museum)

As I Opened Fire, Roy Lichtenstein (Stedelijk Museum)

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in New York, NY

This offset lithograph in colors in three panels was created in 2002 and is from the unsigned edition of unknown size measuring
 
25 x 20 ½  in. (63.5 x 52 cm.) each and 25 x 62 in. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Walasse Ting - Green Cat, etching and aquatint, Signed/N, scarce Italian print
Walasse Ting - Green Cat, etching and aquatint, Signed/N, scarce Italian print

Walasse Ting - Green Cat, etching and aquatint, Signed/N, scarce Italian print

By Walasse Ting

Located in New York, NY

Walasse Ting 丁雄泉 Green Cat, 1984 Color etching and aquatint on copper plate, printed on Fabriano Rosaspina paper Pencil signed, numbered 178/230, dated 1984 along with artist's perso...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Pencil, Graphite, Etching, Aquatint

KAWS SEPARATED Companion (KAWS black Separated Companion)
KAWS SEPARATED Companion (KAWS black Separated Companion)

KAWS SEPARATED Companion (KAWS black Separated Companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS SEPARATED COMPANION: New & unopened in its original packaging: This highly collectible black KAWS SEPARATED figure is derived from the Brooklyn based artist’s larger scale s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Rabbit Series #3
Rabbit Series #3

Rabbit Series #3

By Radovan Kragulj

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Rabbit Series #3" 1980, is an original mezzotint with embossing by noted Hungarian artist Radovan Kragulj, b.1935. It is hand signed, dated, titled and inscribed A.P. (Artist Proof) in pencil by the artist. The sheet size is 25.5 x 19.5 inches, framed size is 26.75 x 20.75 inches. It is custom framed in a silver metal frame, with white backing. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Radovan Kraguly...

Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Listen to the Bass - Vintage Interior Music Color Photography
Listen to the Bass - Vintage Interior Music Color Photography

Listen to the Bass - Vintage Interior Music Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Captured when documenting the Preston Hall Museum, this atmospheric piece beautifully captures the nostalgic feeling of a record collection, the added detail of 'His Master's Voice' ...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Elevator?, Oil Painting
Elevator?, Oil Painting

Elevator?, Oil Painting

By Keith Thomson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A little boy stands on a sidewalk, posing curiously. He is studying the metal and glass contraption, taking in the numbers of its control panel and measuring ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Oil

Flamingos, Lowell Nesbitt
Flamingos, Lowell Nesbitt

Flamingos, Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) Title: Flamingos Year: 1981 Edition: 178/200, plus proofs. Medium: Silkscreen on Arches paper Size: 33.5 x 41 inches Condition: Good Inscription: S...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Kusama Pumpkins (Set of 3 works)
Kusama Pumpkins (Set of 3 works)

Kusama Pumpkins (Set of 3 works)

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Yayoi Kusama Set of 3 Pumpkins: Yellow and Black, Red & White and Red & Black Naoshima: An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art set - these small Kusama pumpkin sculptures feat...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Resin

1982 Original poster created for an event at Symphony Space in New York
1982 Original poster created for an event at Symphony Space in New York

1982 Original poster created for an event at Symphony Space in New York

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in PARIS, FR

Beautiful poster created for a twelve-hour event at Symphony Space in New York on March 13, 1982, from 11 am to 11 pm. Participants included John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, Merce Cunningham and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Alison Knowles, Charlotte Moorman, David Tudor, Clark Coolidge, Jackson Mac Low, Arthur Russell...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Sigueme (Follow Me) Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Neo-Cubist Style, 2013

Sigueme (Follow Me) Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Neo-Cubist Style, 2013

By Jose Palacios

Located in New York, NY

In this original acrylic paint on canvas, Jose Palacios depicts a woman in a neo-cubist and pop art style climbing a winding white staircase. Her body is composed of geometrical shapes filled with patterns and colors in yellow, greens, blues, pinks, and purples and she is framed by purple and pink walls. She is carrying a red high heel...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Saguaro Sunrise, Original Painting
Saguaro Sunrise, Original Painting

Saguaro Sunrise, Original Painting

By John Jaster

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Tall Saguaro cacti dot a hilly southwestern landscape. The rising sun casts long, dramatic shadows that stretch across the terrain. Bright reds, blues, and yell...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Mr. Dob
Mr. Dob

Mr. Dob

By Takashi Murakami

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...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic, Vinyl

Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Rio de Janeiro is a colorful, bold, graphic, and visually compelling offset-lithograph by blue chip, pop artist Robert Rauschenberg. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​In 1991, he was involved with th...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Louisiana Hearts
Louisiana Hearts

Louisiana Hearts

By Jim Dine

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: Jim Dine Title: Louisiana Hearts Year: 1982 Medium: Lithograph and etching in colors on TH Saunders paper Edition: 100; signed, numbered and dated in pencil Sheet: 17 1/2 x 1...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Etching, Lithograph

Red's Roxy
Red's Roxy

Red's Roxy

By Red Grooms

Located in New York, NY

Complete with moving film strip (operated by crank handle and viewable through the tiny theatre windows), Red’s Roxy is one of the most fun and clever of the artist’s three-dimension...

Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Wall St. Studies #4 - Abstract Colorful Money Inspired Mixed Media Art on Paper
Wall St. Studies #4 - Abstract Colorful Money Inspired Mixed Media Art on Paper

Wall St. Studies #4 - Abstract Colorful Money Inspired Mixed Media Art on Paper

By Fabio Coruzzi

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite

Profile Series IV, Peter Max

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...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop
Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop

Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop

By (after) Roy Lichtenstein

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: (after) Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him)" Series: Yale University Art Gallery Posters Year: 1991 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Poster on smooth wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Springdale Graphics, Springdale, CT Publisher: Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT Sheet size: 27" x 26" Image size: 22.25" x 22.5" Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition Notes: Provenance: acquired directly from the printer Springdale Graphics, Springdale, CT. Comes from the 1991 "Yale University Art Gallery" series of three offset-lithograph, posters: "Thinking of Him", "Blam", and "Washing Machine". The image featured on this poster is Lichtenstein's 1963, 68" x 68", magna on canvas painting "Thinking of Him" which is part of the Yale University Art Gallery's permanent collection. GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer: Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters. Biography: American artist Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York City on October 27, 1923, and grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side. In the 1960s, Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art movement. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein's bright, graphic works parodied American popular culture and the art world itself. He died in New York City on September 29, 1997. Lichtenstein was committed to his art until the end of his life, often spending at least 10 hours a day in his studio. His work was acquired by major museum collections around the world, and he received numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1995. In 2013 the painting "Woman with Flowered Hat" set another record at $56.1 million as it was purchased by British jeweler Laurence Graff...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Summer Glitch - Vibrant Mixed Media Surreal Artwork on Canvas
Summer Glitch - Vibrant Mixed Media Surreal Artwork on Canvas

Summer Glitch - Vibrant Mixed Media Surreal Artwork on Canvas

By Kate Tova

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vibrant, large-scale multimedia artworks incorporate reflective mediums and thick textures in Kate Tova's recent work. Colors splash across the page melding into flourishes of sequins, rhinestones, and glitter. The natural beauty of her subjects is juxtaposed against the "engine of technology" inspiring personal and innovative compositions. Surreal and vibrant, Tova's work thematically and stylistically layers her life experiences. This unique 48 inch square artwork...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Acting Tough by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART

Acting Tough by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Acting Tough by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Signed & numbered by artist on front Archival Pigment print Limited to 10 only Note OTHER SIZES & FRAMING AVAILABLE BATIK is a London based contemporary pop artist fine art concept art conceptual fine art warhol pop art Al Pacino Lindsay Lohan Jane Fonda Mickey Rourke Christian...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Ferrari First Aid Kit
Ferrari First Aid Kit

Ferrari First Aid Kit

By Erik Salin

Located in Nottingham, GB

Original Mixed Media Sculpture. This Incredible pop art sculpture features emergency Ferrari capsules. Presented in a clear first aid kit. Perfect for ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Located in Atlanta, GA

J. C. Morey is a Spanish artist from the province of Alicante. He was born into a family of artists and connected to the art world since the 60s, which gave him the opportunity from ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

$100 Bill, E.M. Zax
$100 Bill, E.M. Zax

E.M. Zax$100 Bill, E.M. Zax, 2023

$2,600Sale Price|20% Off

$100 Bill, E.M. Zax

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: E.M. Zax Title: $100 Year: 2023 Medium: 3D Polymorph Mixed Media on Paper Size: 12 x 28 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed by the artist (E.M. ZAX) E.M. Zax is ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Pop Art art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Pop art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, red, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Jack Mitchell, Andy Warhol, Peter Max, and Heidler & Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Pop Art, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available.