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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
I'll See You In My Dreams
I'll See You In My Dreams

I'll See You In My Dreams

By David Spiller

Located in Indianapolis, IN

David Spiller (1942-2018) I'll See You In My Dreams (2014) Acrylic and pencil on stitched canvas panels Size: 34 x 35 in (86.4 x 88.9 cm) Frame size: 34.25 x 37.25 in (87 x 94.62 cm...

Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic, Pencil

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

Whitney Museum print hand signed inscribed by Jasper Johns to Museum conservator
Whitney Museum print hand signed inscribed by Jasper Johns to Museum conservator

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...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Ed Ruscha I Don't Want No Retrospective (program)
Ed Ruscha I Don't Want No Retrospective (program)

Ed Ruscha I Don't Want No Retrospective (program)

By Ed Ruscha

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Ed Ruscha ‘I DON'T WANT NO RETRO SPECTIVE’: Vintage original, historic 1982 exhibition program to Ed Ruscha’s first major museum retrospective(s): “THE WORKS OF EDWARD RUSCHA”: Sa...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Nicola (Nicky) Weymouth, unique acetate positive of British socialite provenance
Nicola (Nicky) Weymouth, unique acetate positive of British socialite provenance

Nicola (Nicky) Weymouth, unique acetate positive of British socialite provenance

By Andy Warhol

Located in New York, NY

Andy Warhol Nicola (Nicky) Weymouth, ca. 1976 Acetate positive, acquired directly from Chromacomp, Inc. Andy Warhol's printer in the 1970s. Accompanied by a Letter of Provenance from the representative of Chromacomp Unique Frame included: Elegantly framed in a museum quality white wood frame with UV plexiglass: Measurements: Frame: 18 x 15.5 x 1.5 inches Acetate: 11 x 8 inches This is the original, unique photographic acetate positive taken by Andy Warhol as the basis for his portrait of Nicky Weymouth, that came from Andy Warhol's studio, The Factory to his printer. It was acquired directly from Chromacomp, Inc. Andy Warhol's printer in the 1970s. It is accompanied by a Letter of Provenance from the representative of Chromacomp. This is one of the images used by Andy Warhol to create his iconic portrait of the socialite Nicola Samuel Weymouth, also called Nicky Weymouth, Nicky Waymouth, Nicky Lane Weymouth or Nicky Samuel. Weymouth (nee Samuel) was a British socialite, who went on to briefly marry the jewelry designer Kenneth Lane, whom she met through Warhol. This acetate positive is unique, and was sent to Chromacomp because Warhol was considering making a silkscreen out of this portrait. As Bob Colacello, former Editor in Chief of Interview magazine (and right hand man to Andy Warhol), explained, "many hands were involved in the rather mechanical silkscreening process... but only Andy in all the years I knew him, worked on the acetates." An acetate is a photographic negative or positive transferred to a transparency, allowing an image to be magnified and projected onto a screen. As only Andy worked on the acetates, it was the last original step prior to the screenprinting of an image, and the most important element in Warhol's creative process for silkscreening. Warhol realized the value of his unique original acetates like this one, and is known to have traded the acetates for valuable services. This acetate was brought by Warhol to Eunice and Jackson Lowell, owners of Chromacomp, a fine art printing studio in NYC, and was acquired directly from the Lowell's private collection. During the 1970s and 80s, Chromacomp was the premier atelier for fine art limited edition silkscreen prints; indeed, Chromacomp was the largest studio producing fine art prints in the world for artists such as Andy Warhol, Leroy Neiman, Erte, Robert Natkin, Larry Zox, David Hockney and many more. All of the plates were done by hand and in some cases photographically. Famed printer Alexander Heinrici worked for Eunice & Jackson Lowell at Chromacomp and brought Andy Warhol in as an account. Shortly after, Warhol or his workers brought in several boxes of photographs, paper and/or acetates and asked Jackson Lowell to use his equipment to enlarge certain images or portions of images. Warhol made comments and or changes and asked the Lowells to print some editions; others were printed elsewhere. Chromacomp Inc. ended up printing Warhol's Mick Jagger Suite and the Ladies & Gentlemen Suite, as well as other works, based on the box of photographic acetates that Warhol brought to them. The Lowell's allowed the printer to be named as Alexander Heinrici rather than Chromacomp, since Heinrici was the one who brought the account in. Other images were never printed by Chromacomp- they were simply being considered by Warhol. Warhol left the remaining acetates with Eunice and Jackson Lowell. After the Lowells closed the shop, the photographs were packed away where they remained for nearly a quarter of a century. This work is exactly as it was delivered from the factory. Unevenly cut by Warhol himself. This work is accompanied by a signed letter of provenance from the representative of Chromacomp, Andy Warhol's printer for many of his works in the 1970s. About Andy Warhol: Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves? —Andy Warhol Andy Warhol’s (1928–1987) art encapsulates the 1960s through the 1980s in New York. By imitating the familiar aesthetics of mass media, advertising, and celebrity culture, Warhol blurred the boundaries between his work and the world that inspired it, producing images that have become as pervasive as their sources. Warhol grew up in a working-class suburb of Pittsburgh. His parents were Slovak immigrants, and he was the only member of his family to attend college. He entered the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) in 1945, where he majored in pictorial design. After graduation, he moved to New York with fellow student Philip Pearlstein and found steady work as a commercial illustrator at several magazines, including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and the New Yorker. Throughout the 1950s Warhol enjoyed a successful career as a commercial artist, winning several commendations from the Art Directors Club and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. He had his first solo exhibition at the Hugo Gallery in 1952, showing drawings based on the writings of Truman Capote; three years later his work was included in a group show at the Museum of Modern Art for the first time. The year 1960 marked a turning point in Warhol’s prolific career. He painted his first works based on comics and advertisements, enlarging and transferring the source images onto canvas using a projector. In 1961 Warhol showed these hand-painted works, including Little King (1961) and Saturday’s Popeye (1961), in a window display at the department store Bonwit Teller; in 1962 he painted his famous Campbell’s Soup Cans, thirty-two separate canvases, each depicting a canned soup of a different flavor. Soon after, Warhol began to borrow not only the subject matter of printed media, but the technology as well. Incorporating the silkscreen technique, he created grids of stamps, Coca-Cola bottles, shipping and handling labels, dollar bills, coffee labels...

Category

1970s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Film

KAWS FAMILY (grey KAWS Family companion)
KAWS FAMILY (grey KAWS Family companion)

KAWS FAMILY (grey KAWS Family companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS FAMILY 2021: A well-received work and variation of KAWS' larger FAMILY sculpture - this highly collectible KAWS Companion set was published on the occ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

KAWS TIME OFF pink (KAWS Time Off companion)
KAWS TIME OFF pink (KAWS Time Off companion)

KAWS TIME OFF pink (KAWS Time Off companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS TIME OFF: A highly decorative KAWS Companion featuring KAWS’ much popularized BFF Companion in a resting position. This brightly colored, highly collectible KAWS Companion was p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Balloon Dog (Red), Porcelain Sculpture
Balloon Dog (Red), Porcelain Sculpture

Balloon Dog (Red), Porcelain Sculpture

By Jeff Koons

Located in Aventura, FL

Porcelain sculpture with metallic finish. Printed with Jeff Koons' signature, title, date and edition number (2275/2300) on applied label to verso. Published by Museum of Contempor...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Porcelain

LAURENT M - Aston Vantage, Chromed Turquoise
LAURENT M - Aston Vantage, Chromed Turquoise

LAURENT M - Aston Vantage, Chromed Turquoise

Located in PARIS, FR

Edition: limited edition 11/24 Information: Laurent combines a robust background in mechanical engineering with a profound passion for cars and arts. From a young age, Laurent spen...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Steel

"Surfing Snoopy" Acrylic and Collage on Korean newsprint
"Surfing Snoopy" Acrylic and Collage on Korean newsprint

"Surfing Snoopy" Acrylic and Collage on Korean newsprint

By Gary John

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Gary John has been a street artist since 1985, originally from Seattle Washington, then moving to Venice Beach selling his art on the boardwalk for 10 years before exploding onto the...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic, Newsprint

Basquiat Estate Authorized Silkscreen on Porcelain Plate, Presentation Gift Box
Basquiat Estate Authorized Silkscreen on Porcelain Plate, Presentation Gift Box

Basquiat Estate Authorized Silkscreen on Porcelain Plate, Presentation Gift Box

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in New York, NY

Limoges x Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat Estate Authorized Porcelain Plate in Box, 2014 Porcelain Plate in Blue Presentation Box with Estate Logo This plate is in excellent condition and comes in an elegant blue gift box...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen

KAWS One (early KAWS artist book)
KAWS One (early KAWS artist book)

KAWS One (early KAWS artist book)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS One: KAWS Artist Monograph, 1st edition, 2001 Hardcover book, 80 pages Rare and out of print. A definitive look back at the development of the artist's style and early beginning...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Offset

CHROMA "REACHING OUT" from Huichol ALTERATIONS, MAGIC HANDS SERIES
CHROMA "REACHING OUT" from Huichol ALTERATIONS, MAGIC HANDS SERIES

CHROMA "REACHING OUT" from Huichol ALTERATIONS, MAGIC HANDS SERIES

By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

REACHING OUT — MAGIC HAND SERIES 30 x 18 x 12 inches Huichol beadwork on sculptural form A fully beaded hand sculpture from the MAGIC HAND SERIES, Reaching Out presents the gesture ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Glass, Resin, Mixed Media

Cloned Bulldog with pet bottle.
Cloned Bulldog with pet bottle.

Cloned Bulldog with pet bottle.

By William Sweetlove

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Original sculpture 8 ex. Acquired directly from the artist. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism with surrealism and pop art in humoristic sculptures...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Polyurethane

This Is Beverly Blvd #41 - Original Colorful L.A. Landscape Mixed Media Artwork
This Is Beverly Blvd #41 - Original Colorful L.A. Landscape Mixed Media Artwork

This Is Beverly Blvd #41 - Original Colorful L.A. Landscape Mixed Media Artwork

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, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite

Flowers in a Glass Vase, Original Painting
Flowers in a Glass Vase, Original Painting

Flowers in a Glass Vase, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Colorful flowers burst from a tall glass vase, their long stems casting reflections in the water. Oranges rest on the table beside it, adding warm tones to the ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Original Batman Museo Dell'Automobile Torino vintage Italian poster
Original Batman Museo Dell'Automobile Torino vintage Italian poster

Original Batman Museo Dell'Automobile Torino vintage Italian poster

By (after) Andy Warhol

Located in Spokane, WA

Original poster: BATMAN - Museo Dell'Automobile Torino Artist: after Andy Warhol. Size 27.25" x 37" Printed: 1996 in Milan, Italy. Excellent condition. This pop art Italian poster in perfect condition, ready to frame. This is the original first printing of the Museo Dell'Automobile Torino (Italy) Batman, Andy Warhol. 'Viaggio in Italia'. This poster features the artwork for Warhol’s unauthorised 1964 film “Batman Dracula”. Excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity. Printed in Italy. The exhibition poster was for Nov. 30, 1996 - March 9, 1997. This BATMAN - Museo Dell'Automobile Torino is an Original Vintage Poster, not a reproduction. This poster is in excellent condition. This is an Original Lithograph Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. This is an Original Lithograph Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction. Free Continental USA shipping included (saves $69 1st Dibs...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Balloon Rabbit XL - Red
Balloon Rabbit XL - Red

Balloon Rabbit XL - Red

By After Jeff Koons

Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT

An edition of the famous ‘Balloon Rabbit’ After Material: zinc alloy. Comes with its original box and certificate of authenticity. From a Limited Edition of 500, unique number eng...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Metal

Whaam!

Whaam!

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in New York, NY

An iconic image, WHAAM!, after Roy Lichtenstein was created as a color lithograph on two panels in 1982 (based on the painting created by the artist in 1963). Each panel measures 25...

Category

20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

20 ML Love Happy pill Combo (Matte Black and powder pink) - figurative sculpture
20 ML Love Happy pill Combo (Matte Black and powder pink) - figurative sculpture

20 ML Love Happy pill Combo (Matte Black and powder pink) - 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 ceramic sculptures each is 20 cm long and 6.5 cm in diameter: Love 20...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Ceramic, Automotive Paint

KAWS TAKE Companion (KAWS black companion)
KAWS TAKE Companion (KAWS black companion)

KAWS TAKE Companion (KAWS black companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS TAKE (Black) new & unopened in its original packaging. A standout KAWS Companion figure and variation of KAWS' large scale TAKE sculpture - a key highlight of the exhibition, '...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Cloned handbag with vegetables
Cloned handbag with vegetables

Cloned handbag with vegetables

By William Sweetlove

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Unique signed/numbered 1/1 ex. Silver plated bronze. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. William Sweetlove, born in Ostend, Belgium, in 1949, unites dadaism...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Bronze

Horse  . original painting
Horse  . original painting

Horse . original painting

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this portrait, a white horse commands attention with its serene and kind eyes, embodying gentleness. Inspired by the renowned Lipizzan breed, those horse's coat reflects the br...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

KAWS SHARE & KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)
KAWS SHARE & KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)

KAWS SHARE & KAWS TAKE (set of 2 KAWS companions)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS SHARE (Grey) & KAWS TAKE (Pink): Set of 2 KAWS figurative sculptures, each new & unopened and accompanied by original packaging. Medium: Painted Vinyl Cast Resin (applies to each). SHARE: 12.4 x 6.3 inches. TAKE: 13.4 x 6 inches. Condition: New, unopened in original box; excellent condition (applies to each). Each from a sold out edition of unknown. Stamped on the underside of each foot. Packed safely & professionally. We are a trusted leading seller in this category. KAWS uses two of his characters here to convey opposing human attitudes. In the sculpture TAKE, the BFF holds a child Companion defensively, pulling it back in a gesture of mistrust as if to prevent someone else from touching it; the child cowed looks to the ground, the fear is transferred. In SHARE, the Companion is secure and looks outward, holding but not attached to the toy in its hand. KAWS’ figures...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

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.