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.
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
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 ...
Mixed Media
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
$107Sale Price|20% Off
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration by Roz Jennings, British watercolor and ink on card, unframed size: 12 x 8.25 inches condition: very good A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
Ink, Watercolor
$25,000
Pop!
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pop! is an early and defining work by contemporary pop artist Burton Morris, presenting the visual language that helped establish his internationally recognizable style. A tilted pop...
Canvas, Acrylic
$88Sale Price|40% Off
Brandenburg Gate (Red, Teal Hues - Brandenburger Tor) (40% OFF LIST PRICE)
By Jurgen Kuhl
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jurgen Kuhl Brandenburg Gate (Red, Teal Hues - Brandenburger Tor) Color Silk Screen Year: 2000s Size: 7.4×5.3in COA provided Ref.: 924802-1181 About ...
Glitter, Screen
Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him) Poster /// Roy Lichtenstein Pop
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...
Lithograph, Offset
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...
Paper, Offset
ICES Kiosk, Bexhill-on-Sea - Retro English Typography Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Kiosk, Richard recisited the location of his best selling artwork, capturing this cute vignette of the seaside kiosk. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographi...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$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 ...
Mixed Media
$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
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...
Etching, Lithograph
30 MG Love Chill Combo (blue, red, white) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
Small Pinocchio Aquatint Etching Jim Dine Pop Art Print
By Jim Dine
Located in Surfside, FL
Jim Dine (American, b. 1935) Etching depicting Pinocchio Published by Enitharmon Press for Whitman College, London 1999 Hand signed in pencil lower right. Measures 9" x 7" sheet siz...
Drypoint, Etching
20 MG MAGIC pill Combo (orange, blue) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
$225Sale Price|55% Off
Smoking , 50x50cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
50x50cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
$248Sale Price|29% Off
Alex Katz '75 Years of American Dance' 2008- Serigraph
By Alex Katz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 51.5 x 35 inches ( 130.81 x 88.9 cm ) Image Size: 50 x 33.5 inches ( 127 x 85.09 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional D...
Screen
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Keith Haring 'Future Primeval' 1990 Pop Art Vintage
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Original exhibition poster created for Keith Haring’s landmark show Future Primeval – Drawings, Paintings, and Artifacts, presented at the Queens Museum and University Galleries in 1...
Screen
Hyperreal Glass Balloon Sculptures - Set of 4
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal glass water balloon installation - Set of 4 sculptures (blue, light blue, purple and green) by Dylan Martinez. These hyperrealistic wat...
Glass, Blown Glass
$35,000
This Must Be the Place (C. III.20), Pop Art Lithograph by Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Lichtenstein, American (1923 - 1997) Title: This Must Be the Place (C. III.20) Year: 1965 Medium: Offset Lithograph, signed in the plate and in pencil l.r. Edition of unk...
Offset
$320Sale Price|20% Off
Alexander Calder Card Players lithograph 1970s
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1970s Alexander Calder Card Player Lithograph from Derriere Le Miroir. Lithograph in colors; circa 1975. 11 x 15 inches. Good to very good overall vintage condition with bright colo...
Lithograph
$1,600
Jean-Michel Basquiat Gagosian gallery Los Angeles 1986 (exhibition poster)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Gagosian Gallery 1986: Original 1980’s Basquiat exhibition poster, published on the occasion of: Jean-Michel Basquiat at Larry Gagosian Gallery, 510 North Robert...
Paper
$4,800
NUMBERS Suite - Full Set (Pop Art, Modern, Neo-Dada, LOVE) (20% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Robert Indiana Title: NUMBERS Folio - 10 (ten) Loose Silkscreen Prints accompanied by Poems Folio includes numbers: ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, ZERO Medium:...
Screen
$8,800
Whitney Museum print hand signed inscribed by Jasper Johns to Museum conservator
By Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
Jasper Johns The Drawings of Jasper Johns (hand signed and inscribed by Jasper Johns), 1991 Amazing provenance: Offset lithograph poster (hand signed and inscribed to Frank Martin, former conservator of the Whitney Museum) Hand signed and inscribed by Jasper Johns on the front Frame Included: matted in cream colored matting and held in original vintage frame Jasper Johns signed and inscribed this poster to Jack Martin, former Head Preparator at the Whitney Museum. This print was published by the Whitney Museum of American Art for the exhibition, " The Drawings of Jasper Johns Whitney...
Lithograph, Offset
30 ML Love Happy pill Combo (yellow, orange, white) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
BAIT Mr DOB figure by Takashi Murakami
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Takashi Murakami Painted cast vinyl, edition of 400 27 x 34 x 26 cm (10 1/2 x 13 x 10 in) Sold in 'as new' condition, in original box as issued.
PVC
Untitled - Lamb - Mixed Media by Mario Schifano - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled - Lamb is an artwork realized by the Italian artist Mario Schifano in 1995. Original mixed media, acrylic and enamel. Painting on canvas with sculpture relief. Hand-sign...
Mixed Media
Paper Peckers - Abstract Figurative Black and Red Bird Painting 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, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Cloned Big Bulldog with pet bottle
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Original sculpture. Signed/Numbered 5/8 copies. Silver plated bronze Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 19...
Bronze
KAWS Black Flayed Companion (KAWS flayed)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black Flayed Companion 2016. A rare, out of print KAWS figurative sculpture new and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibiti...
Resin, Vinyl
$1,450
Basquiat Galerie Hans Mayer 1988 (1980s Basquiat exhibition announcement)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Basquiat Galerie Hans Mayer Düsseldorf 1988: A rare, exceptional 1980s Basquiat exhibition announcement published on the occasion of 'Jean-Michel Basquiat at Galerie Hans Mayer Düss...
Offset
Andy Warhol, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Screenprint, 1985, Hand Signed
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Queen Margrethe II Medium: Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board Date: 1985 Edition: HC 3/3 Sheet Size: 39 3/8" x 31 1/2" Image Size: 44" x 36" Signature: Hand...
Screen
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol 'Portrait of Ingrid Bergman' 1983 Pop Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Studio portrait from the 1940s of Ingrid Bergman rendered in Warhol's signature style published by Galerie Borjeson. Known for his bold, repetitive portrait style, Warhol transformed...
Offset
From Maui with Love, Pop Art Screenprint by Charles Fazzino
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Fazzino, American (1955 - ) - From Maui with Love, Year: 1997, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 294/350, Size: 12.75 x 27.75 in. (32.39 x 70.4...
Screen
$150,000
Grammy
By Peter Max
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Peter Max Title: Grammy Size: 48 x 36 Inches (Framed: 51 x 39 Inches) Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Edition: Original Year: 2002 Notes: Hand Signed by the Artist. Hand S...
Canvas, Acrylic
1000 MG Pink Love pill - pop sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "1000 MG Love Pills". All are hand made with Fiberglass and hand painted with automotive paint. It stands on a bl...
Metal
$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
KAWS MONSTERS: complete set of 4 works (KAWS Companion set)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Monsters (complete set of 4 works): A highly collectible & super decorative complete set of KAWS art toys, featuring the famed cereal characters: Frankenberry, Count Chocula, Bo...
Resin, Vinyl
The Love of Art
Located in PARIS, FR
Original numbered on 8 and 4 AP With 22 carat hand applied gold leaf Signed (lower right)
Gold Leaf
$1,000
Midnight Truth, published by N's Yard, Japan, offset print, stamped, unnumbered
Located in New York, NY
Yoshitomo Nara Midnight Truth, 2017 Offset lithographic poster Stamped with title, artist's name, copyright and year Unnumbered 20 1/2 × 14 1/4 inches Unframed published by N's Yard,...
Lithograph, Offset
20 ML Freedom Love pill Combo (Turquoise orange white) - pop sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ce...
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
Crying Girl, Corlett II.1 (hand signed gallery announcement)
Located in Aventura, FL
Gallery announcement, offset lithograph in colors, on lightweight off-white wove paper. Hand signed by the artist. From the edition of unknown size. Published by Leo Castelli Gallery...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,436Sale Price|20% Off
Woodstock Profile on Blends, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Woodstock Profile on Blends Year: 2006 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 12.75 x 10 inches Condition: Exce...
Lithograph
$5,500
Kenny Scharf In the Beginning, limited edition signed/numbered lithograph Framed
By Kenny Scharf
Located in New York, NY
KENNY SCHARF In the Beginning, 2019 6 color lithograph printed with Marinoni lithographic press, hand cut on 300 g. BFK Rives paper Hand signed and numbered from the edition of 99 on...
Lithograph
Rare Original Raymond Pettibon record art, Sonic Youth Goo, 1st Pressing
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Raymond Pettibon Sonic Youth Record Cover Art: Sonic Youth Goo; original European 1st Pressing, 1990 The most iconic of all Pettibon music-related images, as well as one of the most celebrated record covers of all time, the cover is a off-set illustration of Pettibon's drawing inspired by a paparazzi photo of Maureen Hindley and her first husband, David Smith, witnesses in the case of the Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, driving to the trial in 1966. Off-set lithograph on double-sided vinyl record cover...
Lithograph, Offset
"Damien Hirst (3)", Painting on cut aluminium, Pop Kinetic art, 60 x 60 cm
By Jose Guedes
Located in Carballo, ES
The root of Guedes's work is located in the MADÍ movement, of Argentine origin and little repercussion in Spain, which attaches great importance to the tensions that are established ...
Digital Pigment
Apocalypse 6
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring Title: Apocalypse 6 Size: 38 × 38 in 96.5 × 96.5 cm Medium: Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board Edition: WP (Working Proof) of 90 Year: 1988 Notes: Ha...
Screen
Parrot, Original Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Parrot Michael Knigin, American (1942–2011) Acrylic on Canvas Size: 39.5 x 37.25 in. (100.33 x 94.62 cm) A close-up portrait of a Rainbow Lorikeet, a species of parrot found in Aust...
Acrylic
Facing Waves, Psychedelic Art Lithograph by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - Facing Waves, Year: 1973, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 227/300, Image Size: 23.25 x 15.25 inches, Size: 26 ...
Lithograph
UMBRELLA MAN Pop Art Acrylic on Mixed Media Gallery Label Verso
By Peter Max
Located in New York, NY
Peter Max Umbrella man 16x20 inches unframed 28x32 inches with frame Acrylic Paint on Mixed Media From a Florida collection, purchased from Wentworth gallery First off, sorry for al...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Blue Heartbeat - Abstract Cool Tone Urban Inspired Art on Newspaper - 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
$571Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Lithograph
PHOENIX BIRD Lithograph Portrait, Woman, Exotic Bird, Classic Mythology, Pop Art
By Peter Max
Located in Union City, NJ
PHOENIX BIRD is a rarely seen fine art lithograph portrait print by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max. PHOENIX BIRD was printed using color offset lithography techniques on...
Lithograph
$7,500
Flowerball: Colorful, Miracle, Sparkle, Pop Art Print by Takashi Murakami
Located in Long Island City, NY
Takashi Murakami, Japanese (1962 - ) - Flowerball: Colorful, Miracle, Sparkle, Year: 2022, Medium: Offset Lithograph, signed and numbered in silver marker lower right, Edition: 10...
Offset
Tape Collection Two Framed Pop Art Red and Yellow Color Limited Edition Prints
Located in Cambridge, GB
Two framed pop artworks from the Heidler and Heeps Tape Collection 'Ferric 60 (Tinted Red)' and 'Yellow Tinted Cassette' The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representati...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Venice Biennale COW
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Created by Andy Warhol for the 1976 Venice Biennale, Venice Biennale COW is a lithograph on wove paper that contains the artist’s name twice as well as "Copyright Andy Warhol La Bien...
Lithograph
$175Sale Price|49% Off
Flowers (Grey and Dark Red Hues - Pop Art) (50% OFF LIST PRICE, LIMITED TIME)
By Jurgen Kuhl
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jürgen Kuhl Flowers (Grey and Dark Red Hues - Pop Art) 2010-2020 Color Silkscreen Size: 32.8 × 32.8 inches Unsigned COA Provided About Jurgen Kuhl: In Cologne, the city of art ...
Screen
Dachshund Power, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bright sunlight illuminates a red barn, its sliding door opening to a shadowy interior. In the foreground, a large Dachshund stands tall, like a statue, staring...
Acrylic
$990Sale Price|55% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd TRUE BLUE YOU SNOOP DAWG AP 2026 BEST OF CHROMA!
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA — TRUE BLUE YOU SNOOP DAWG . . . AP 2026 (Huichol Technique). BEST OF CHROMA!!!! A sculptural reinterpretation of an iconic cultural figure through the CHROMA language—where ...
Glass, Mixed Media
"Dance of the Wind."
Located in Zofingen, AG
Graceful branches, swirling lines, and vibrant leaves create a sense of continuous movement, as if the wind itself breathes life into every element of this world. The painting convey...
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic