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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
Bon Voyage, Pop Art Lithograph by James Rizzi
Bon Voyage, Pop Art Lithograph by James Rizzi

Bon Voyage, Pop Art Lithograph by James Rizzi

By James Rizzi

Located in Long Island City, NY

James Rizzi, American (1950 - 2011) - Bon Voyage, Year: 1989, Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives, signed, numbered and dated in pencil, Edition: Printers Proof, Image Size: 13.75 x ...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Lola Cola
Lola Cola

Lola Cola

By Mel Ramos

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: Lola Cola Year: 1972 Medium: Lithograph, signed and dated in pencil Edition: 2500 Paper Size: 30.5 in. x 25 in. (77.47 cm x 63.5 cm) Fram...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Sailboat IV, Peter Max

Sailboat IV, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat IV Year: 2000 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 2.75 x 3.125 inches Condition: Excellent Inscript...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

1970 Silencio, Direccion Unica, One Way Spanish Political Etching Pop Art Print
1970 Silencio, Direccion Unica, One Way Spanish Political Etching Pop Art Print

1970 Silencio, Direccion Unica, One Way Spanish Political Etching Pop Art Print

By Juan Genoves

Located in Surfside, FL

Juan Genovés Candel (Spanish, 1930-) Painter, illustrator, and graphic printmaker engraver. He painted 'El abrazo' ('the embrace'), which became an emblematic poster during the Spanish political transition. He was born in Valencia in 1930. The son of Juan Genovés Cubells, an artisan whose family was close to the labor movement. His mother Maria Candel Muñoz came from a family of practicing Catholics. In 1946 Genovés studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Carlos in Valencia and then settled in Madrid. He set up the 'Los Siete' group together with other artists in 1949, and the following year he travelled to Madrid, where he was influenced by the works by Fra Angélico and Hieronymus Bosch in the Prado Museum. In 1957 he had his first solo exhibitions in the gallery Alfil, Madrid and in the Museo d'Arte Moderna, Havana. He is considered the most important representative of modern Spanish painting. His images, executed in a politically engaged, critical realism...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cosmic Flyer in Space, Peter Max
Cosmic Flyer in Space, Peter Max

Cosmic Flyer in Space, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Cosmic Flyer in Space Year: 2003 Edition: 497/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent Ins...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

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

Chroma-Hamlet Sculpture: Mixed Media Glass Beadwork, Pop Art, 2010+
Chroma-Hamlet Sculpture: Mixed Media Glass Beadwork, Pop Art, 2010+

Chroma-Hamlet Sculpture: Mixed Media Glass Beadwork, Pop Art, 2010+

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

La Grande Occassione Della Pittura Americana Milano (Hand Signed by Jim Dine)
La Grande Occassione Della Pittura Americana Milano (Hand Signed by Jim Dine)

La Grande Occassione Della Pittura Americana Milano (Hand Signed by Jim Dine)

Located in New York, NY

Philip Guston, Joan Mitchell, Cy Twombly, Jim Dine, Roberto Matta, Sam Francis, Mark Rothko, Franz Kline, Kenneth Noland, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Helen Frankenthaler, John...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Figure and Phallus: erotic nude drawing of woman in heels in rainbow of colors
Figure and Phallus: erotic nude drawing of woman in heels in rainbow of colors

Figure and Phallus: erotic nude drawing of woman in heels in rainbow of colors

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in New York, NY

This etching features a nude woman in high heels. Whipping her head to the left, she gazes intently past the viewer through a wild tangle of tresses. A sunhat with a bow nearly floats off her head, a tongue-in-cheek nod to modesty. Taking a wide stance, she straddles a comically large phallus, which springs up eagerly from the ground like a plant. Unusually, this etching was drawn directly onto the plate from the artist’s imagination and not from a life model. This spontaneity is visible around the woman’s bust and arms, where Oldenburg sketched several variations of her anatomy, giving the impression of a figure in movement. Beside her left breast, Oldenburg extends this halo of lines by cheekily doodling a small, floating phallus. Paper 36 x 27.5 in. / 91.4 x 69.2 cm. Plate 23.5 x 17.7 in. / 59.7 x 45.1 cm. Etching in one color on white, thick, slightly textured Wookey Hole handmade paper watermarked with the artist’s signature. Signed by the artist and dated 1975 lower right in pencil. The edition of 60 includes ten prints in each of six different ink colors: Indigo blue, vermilion, mauve, burnt sienna, astral blue, and yellow-ochre. A copy of each color is available: this listing is for one copy in the color of your choice. As recorded in the artist’s unpublished notes: “In 1974 an ambitious project for a suite of large-scale etchings was hatched with Paul Cornwall-Jones, for production by Maurice Payne in Petersburg Press’s new Pembroke studios in London. The project would consist of meticulous transcriptions of a certain group of drawings...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Etching

Mao 90 (Feldman/Schellmann II.90), Andy Warhol
Mao 90 (Feldman/Schellmann II.90), Andy Warhol

Mao 90 (Feldman/Schellmann II.90), Andy Warhol

By Andy Warhol

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Title: Mao 90 Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on Lenox Museum Board Size: 36 x 36 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: signed in ball-poin...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Blue Bottle - Abstract Quirky Still Life Graffiti Pop Art Painting by Gary John
Blue Bottle - Abstract Quirky Still Life Graffiti Pop Art Painting by Gary John

Blue Bottle - Abstract Quirky Still Life Graffiti Pop Art Painting by Gary John

By Gary John

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Sailboat with Sun & Moon, Peter Max
Sailboat with Sun & Moon, Peter Max

Sailboat with Sun & Moon, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Sailboat with Sun & Moon Year: 2003 Edition: 455/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 3.5 x 3 inches Condition: Excellent ...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Snoopy Love, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Snoopy Love, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Snoopy Love, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

One-of-a-kind Pop Art Original Painting on Canvas by Gardani, hand signed by the Artist front and back, comes with official Gardani Certificate of Authenticity with a unique dollar b...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Tea at 5pm (Mondrian and Wesselmann), Pop Art Screenprint by Mel Ramos
Tea at 5pm (Mondrian and Wesselmann), Pop Art Screenprint by Mel Ramos

Tea at 5pm (Mondrian and Wesselmann), Pop Art Screenprint by Mel Ramos

By Mel Ramos

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: Tea at 5pm (Mondrian and Wesselmann) Year: 2008 Medium: Enamel on Steel, signed and numbered in marker Edition: 125, 25 AP Size: 23.5 x...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Enamel, Cut Steel

Pinocchio (Framed Pop Art Screen Print by Jim Dine)
Pinocchio (Framed Pop Art Screen Print by Jim Dine)

Pinocchio (Framed Pop Art Screen Print by Jim Dine)

By Jim Dine

Located in Hudson, NY

Limited edition 'Pinocchio' screen print by Pop Art icon, Jim Dine (b. 1935) Published by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 41 x 29.5 inches in black frame Seven color screen ...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Niki de Saint Phalle, My Love We Wont, Rare whimsical 1960s silkscreen Signed/N
Niki de Saint Phalle, My Love We Wont, Rare whimsical 1960s silkscreen Signed/N

Niki de Saint Phalle, My Love We Wont, Rare whimsical 1960s silkscreen Signed/N

By Niki de Saint Phalle

Located in New York, NY

Niki de Saint Phalle My Love We Wont, 1968 Lithograph and silkscreen on wove paper Signed and numbered 51/75 in graphite pencil on the front Frame included: elegantly floated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame with UV plexiglass From the Brooklyn Museum, which has an edition of this work in its permanent collection: "Throughout her long and prolific career Niki de Saint Phalle, a former cover model for Life magazine and French Vogue, investigated feminine archetypes and women’s societal roles. Her Nanas, bold, sexy sculptures...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Screen, Pencil, Lithograph, Mixed Media

My Treasure
My Treasure

My Treasure

By Alejos Lorenzo

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in galleries. This painting is gallery wrapped and finished on the edges so it can be hung without a frame. Frame options available upon request at an additional cost-please message us with any questions. Lorenzo’s work combines color inspiration from the impressionists and stylistics of pop like David Hockney...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Growing I
Growing I

Growing I

By Keith Haring

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Keith Haring Title: Growing I Size: 40 1/8 x 29 7/8 in. (101.9 x 75.9 cm) Medium: Screenprint in colors, on Lenox Museum Board, with full margins. Edition: 85 of 100 Year:...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Warhol, Chanel (Red/Pink), Channel Ad Campaign (after)

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 ...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Offset

Balloon Dog ( After ) - Rosé Gold
Balloon Dog ( After ) - Rosé Gold

Balloon Dog ( After ) - Rosé Gold

By After Jeff Koons

Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT

A one time exclusive re-edition of 500 pcs from the highly popular 999 pcs edition of the famous "Balloon Dog". Cold cast resin, comes with its original box and certificate of authe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Metal

Está Lloviendo. Mixed Media Collage
Está Lloviendo. Mixed Media Collage

Está Lloviendo. Mixed Media Collage

By Roberto Fonfria

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Fonfria's work explores human behavior and social rules with a critical eye and humor, touching on personal themes such as dreams, fears, and memories. The images come from old magaz...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Thread, Paper, Mixed Media

Rare Original Raymond Pettibon record art, Sonic Youth Goo, 1st Pressing
Rare Original Raymond Pettibon record art, Sonic Youth Goo, 1st Pressing

Rare Original Raymond Pettibon record art, Sonic Youth Goo, 1st Pressing

By Raymond Pettibon

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...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Santa Barbara Is Shining - Framed Original Colorful Authentic Environment Art
Santa Barbara Is Shining - Framed Original Colorful Authentic Environment Art

Santa Barbara Is Shining - Framed Original Colorful Authentic Environment Art

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

Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite

Hebru Brantley Flyboy (Hebru Brantley art toy)
Hebru Brantley Flyboy (Hebru Brantley art toy)

Hebru Brantley Flyboy (Hebru Brantley art toy)

By Hebru Brantley

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Hebru Brantley Flyboy, 2018. 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, never displayed; accompanied by original packaging. From a sold out edition of unknown; published by Hebru Brantley, Billionaire Boys...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Red Lamp
Red Lamp

Red Lamp

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Lichtenstein, Roy Title: Red Lamp Date: 1992 Medium: Original lithograph on Rives BFK paper Unframed Dimensions: 21.5" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 32" x 34.5" Signature:...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

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.