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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
Saguaro Sunrise, Original Painting
Saguaro Sunrise, Original Painting

Saguaro Sunrise, Original Painting

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

Cow
Cow

Cow

By Andy Warhol

Located in New York, NY

Color screenprint on wallpaper, 1971. Printed by Bill Miller's Wallpaper Studio, Inc., New York. Published for a Warhol exhibition at the Whitney Museum by Factory Additions, New Yor...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

These Years, Original Painting
These Years, Original Painting

These Years, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist John McCabe depicts twelve colorful bicycles in a grid. The solid silver background allows the bikes to pop with vibrant col...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Liberty Head, Peter Max
Liberty Head, Peter Max

Liberty Head, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Liberty Head Year: 2005 Medium: Mixed Media on archival paper Size: 30 x 24 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed b...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Up - Original Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Vibrant Spontaneous Art
Up - Original Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Vibrant Spontaneous Art

Up - Original Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Vibrant Spontaneous Art

By Jonas Fisch

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board

Hebru Brantley - 3 The Hard Way - Urban Graffiti Street Art
Hebru Brantley - 3 The Hard Way - Urban Graffiti Street Art

Hebru Brantley - 3 The Hard Way - Urban Graffiti Street Art

By Hebru Brantley

Located in Asheville, NC

“3 THE HARD WAY portrays the concept of standing together to fight a system of racism and violence against the Black community — because we are stronger together,” explained Brantley. “I was thinking about building a community, building that totem, stacking one on top of another to reach somewhere closer to where we need to be. I’ve been exploring the language of totems and like the idea that you can combine different ideologies and tie them together in one narrative. Through 3 THE HARD WAY what I’m creating is one very concise theme, of brotherhood and building. Ultimately, the works highlight themes of race and power, but also hope.” Artists: Brantley, Hebru Manufacturer: Avant Arte...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Valerio Adami

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1970 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 188) and published in Paris by Maeght. Size: 15 x 11 inches (380 x 278 mm). There is t...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

KAWS MONSTER (KAWS Companion)
KAWS MONSTER (KAWS Companion)

KAWS MONSTER (KAWS Companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Frankenberry Monster: A highly collectible & super decorative KAWS art toy, featuring the famed cereal character: Frankenberry. A playful exploration of KAWS’s love for thi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Crowned Jean-Michel - Original Abstract Portrait Figurative Artwork by Gary John
Crowned Jean-Michel - Original Abstract Portrait Figurative Artwork by Gary John

Crowned Jean-Michel - Original Abstract Portrait Figurative Artwork 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic, Illustration Board

If You Ever Leave Me, I'm Coming With You - Hand Embellished
If You Ever Leave Me, I'm Coming With You - Hand Embellished

If You Ever Leave Me, I'm Coming With You - Hand Embellished

Located in Nottingham, GB

Hand signed, hand embellished mixed media silkscreen. Unique AP edition of 12 "If you ever leave me, I'm coming with you" is a playful, humorous yet paradoxical expression of deep ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Goddess UFO, Praying Figures

Goddess UFO, Praying Figures

By (after) Keith Haring

Located in Stamford, CT

Subway Drawing / Chalk on Paper Framed: 49 x 34 inch Unframed 44 x 29 inch About the Collection In January 2020, we were privileged to have our entire collection of Keith Haring sub...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Chalk, Paper

1988 Andy Warhol 'Most Wanted Men, No. 2 John Victor G.'

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...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Dream in Colour - Three Swimming Pool Artworks - American Blue Color Photography
Dream in Colour - Three Swimming Pool Artworks - American Blue Color Photography

Dream in Colour - Three Swimming Pool Artworks - American Blue Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Richard Heeps Dream in Color Swimming Pool Artworks. A set of three individual artworks, vibrant yet serene they take you to the swimming pool on a hot day. Featuring, 'Sun Lounger, ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Red Poppies, Donald Sultan
Red Poppies, Donald Sultan

Red Poppies, Donald Sultan

By Donald Sultan

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Donald Sultan (1951) Title: Red Poppies Year: 2012 Medium: Silkscreen with Tar & Flocking on Museum Board Edition: 10/75, plus proofs Size: 23 x 39 inches Condition: Excellen...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Tar, Screen

Silver Sugar Plum Fairy in Magic Winter Woods. Original Painting by Stasy Vo
Silver Sugar Plum Fairy in Magic Winter Woods. Original Painting by Stasy Vo

Silver Sugar Plum Fairy in Magic Winter Woods. Original Painting by Stasy Vo

Located in Zofingen, AG

Tchaikovsky's music for the ballet "The Nutcracker" and the magical scenery of snow-covered trees inspired me to create this work. The ballerina fairy is sprinkling the forest with s...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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

Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988 (stickers)
Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988 (stickers)

Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988 (stickers)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Pop Shop Tokyo 1988: Rare vintage original 1980s large-sized Keith Haring Tokyo Pop Shop sticker sheet, that is well-suited for framing. Designed by Haring in conjunctio...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Offset

“Andy Warhol Tate Gallery Exhibition Poster 1971”
“Andy Warhol Tate Gallery Exhibition Poster 1971”

“Andy Warhol Tate Gallery Exhibition Poster 1971”

By Andy Warhol

Located in Southampton, NY

This is a vintage exhibition poster for an Andy Warhol exhibition held at The Tate Gallery in London from February 17 to March 28, 1971. The poster features Andy Warhol's iconic ima...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Deluxe Hand Signed Lt Ed Olympic Diver in Swimming Pool coveted lithograph w/COA
Deluxe Hand Signed Lt Ed Olympic Diver in Swimming Pool coveted lithograph w/COA

Deluxe Hand Signed Lt Ed Olympic Diver in Swimming Pool coveted lithograph w/COA

By David Hockney

Located in New York, NY

"Water in swimming pools changes its look more than any other form. If the water surface is almost still and there is a strong sun, then dancing lines with the color of the spectrum appear everywhere." - - David Hockney David Hockney Offset Lithograph poster (Deluxe Hand Signed Limited Edition) on Parsons Diploma Parchment Paper, accompanied by COA from the Publisher and Olympic Committee 36 × 24 inches Pencil signed and unnumbered from the Edition of 750 (there was a separate, larger unsigned edition) Unframed Also accompanied by gallery issued Certificate of Guarantee One of the most coveted, historic and popular David Hockney limited editions created - beloved by American and international collectors alike: The official edition of this work is 750, but the publisher famously destroyed unsold editions after the Olympic Games and only about 200-250 are said to remain. This hand signed limited edition iconic Hockney work was printed as one of the fifteen Official Fine Art Olympic Posters for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (the XXIII'rd Olympiad). It depicts an aerial view of a swimmer under rippling water broken up into 12 squares. A statement released by the 1984 Olympic committee explains the set as follows - "The posters commissioned for the 1984 Olympics contain an enlightened selection of the best American artists with special emphasis on those who work in Southern California...As the Games develop, transpire and pass into memory, these fifteen posters contain the images, forms and symbols that will represent the 1984 Olympics in the museums, galleries, homes and the minds of people all over the world.” This work is NOT to be confused with the ubiquitous plate signed poster of the same image, which was printed on different paper in an open edition.) In 1982, the Olympic Committee commissioned 15 artists to create posters for the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Hockney designed this offset lithograph depicting Olympic swimming. It was printed on Parsons Diploma Parchment paper in 1982, in an edition of 750, hand signed in pencil by the artist. Even though this print was published in an edition of 750, after the first marketing blitz, the publisher destroyed the remaining portfolios of signed prints - literally discarding hundreds of them in the dumpster. The Olympic Committee commissioned these portfolios to celebrate and promote the 1984 Olympics, and nobody expected the individual prints to have such enduring value. As the executives running the short-term promotional campaign were neither prophets nor curators, they saw no reason to hold on to these huge prints...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Balloon Dog (Blue)
Balloon Dog (Blue)

Balloon Dog (Blue)

By Jeff Koons

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Balloon Dog (Blue) 2021. Porcelain with metallic chromatic coating Limited edition of 69/799 ex. Certificate of authenticity and the original box. Incised signature, edition number, titled and dated on the underside. Produced by Bernardaud, Limoges, France. Jeff Koons is an American pop artist, born in York, Pennsylvania in 1955 to a mother who was a seamstress and a father who worked as an interior decorator. He is known for working with popular culture subjects and for his reproductions of banal objects. His works have sold for important amounts, including one world record auction price for a work by a living artist. Jeff Koons had an early interest in art and as a teenager he admired Salvador Dalí. He studied painting at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. As a student he met the artist Ed Paschke who became a major influence and for whom he worked as a studio assistant in the late 1970’s. In 1977 Jeff Koons moved to New York City where he worked at the Museum of Modern Art whilst establishing himself as an artist. In the 1980’s he began working as a Wall Street commodities broker in order to finance his art projects. He wanted to be independent from the art market and has expressed that: ”I could make exactly what art I wanted to make. And I would always know that I didn’t need the art market.” In the mid-1980’s Jeff Koons gained prominence and recognition as part of a generation of artists who explored the meaning af art in a media-saturated era. He set up a factory-like studio in a SoHo loft with over 30 assistants. Since his first solo exhibition in 1980 Jeff Koon’s work has been shown in major galleries and institutions throughout the world. His work was the subject of a major exhibition organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective in 2014, which traveled to the Centre Pompidou Paris and then further to Guggenheim Bilbao in 2015. His most recent series, Gazing Ball Paintings, was exhibited for the first time at Gagosian Gallery, New York in 2015. The artist has earned renown for his public sculptures, such as the monumental...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Metal

Its Not Me Its You
Its Not Me Its You

Its Not Me Its You

Located in Nottingham, GB

Original, oil on canvas. Beautifully painted bright red canvas by James McQueen with full provenance. This incredible painting would make a wonderful statement piece for a feature ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Oil

Don't Be A Cunt
Don't Be A Cunt

Don't Be A Cunt

Located in Nottingham, GB

Original wooden and hand painted canvas deckchair. This incredible deckchair would make a wonderful statement piece for a feature wall. and it would also be a great investment piece...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Heel Me Up - Original Abstract Playful Blue Tone Still Life Artwork by Gary John
Heel Me Up - Original Abstract Playful Blue Tone Still Life Artwork by Gary John

Heel Me Up - Original Abstract Playful Blue Tone Still Life Artwork 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Illustration Board, Acrylic

Rare Andy Warhol Record Cover Art set of 2
Rare Andy Warhol Record Cover Art set of 2

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 ...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Twist on Starry - Abstract Vincent Van Gogh Inspired Artwork by Gary John
Twist on Starry - Abstract Vincent Van Gogh Inspired Artwork by Gary John

Twist on Starry - Abstract Vincent Van Gogh Inspired Artwork 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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Foam Board

Jonathan Winters, "The Day They All Got Their Wings, " hand signed
Jonathan Winters, "The Day They All Got Their Wings, " hand signed

Jonathan Winters, "The Day They All Got Their Wings, " hand signed

By Jonathan Winters

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is a giclee after an original painting created by Jonathan Winters in 1970. Jonathan Winters was an American comedian, actor, author, and artist whose iconic career spanned from 1949-2013. This piece is hand signed, titled, dated and numbered 14/275 from the edition of 275. The sheet size measures 21.75 x 26.5 inches and the image measures 17.5 x 23.5 inches. It was published by Andrew Weiss...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Giclée

Peter Blake - V is for Valentine, silkscreen, Signed/N, British Pop
Peter Blake - V is for Valentine, silkscreen, Signed/N, British Pop

Peter Blake - V is for Valentine, silkscreen, Signed/N, British Pop

By Peter Blake

Located in New York, NY

Peter Blake V is for Valentine (from the Alphabet Series), 1991 Silkscreen in colors on wove paper 40 2/5 × 30 3/5 inches Hand signed, titled and numbered 49/95 on the front Published by Waddington Graphics and Corianda Studios from the Alphabet Series Unframed An exquisite print with romantic imagery in a sweet, romantic pastel pink. 'V for Valentine' is from Blake's 1991 series of alphabet letters. This tender and sentimental piece comprises a collection of antique valentine...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

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.