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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
Paul Newman
Paul Newman

Federico LopezPaul Newman

$750Sale Price|81% Off

Paul Newman

By Federico Lopez

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery. Federico López Córcoles was born in the Alicante region of Spain in 1970. This area is well-known for ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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

Tape Collection 90 Minutes Vintage Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Tape Collection 90 Minutes Vintage Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

Tape Collection 90 Minutes Vintage Blue - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

90 Minutes Vintage Blue, pop art from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, pers...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Chanel Petrol Pump
Chanel Petrol Pump

Erik SalinChanel Petrol Pump, 2025

$25,520Sale Price|20% Off

Chanel Petrol Pump

By Erik Salin

Located in Nottingham, GB

Original, life size mixed media sculpture. This colourful and exquisitely finished sculpture features the iconic Chanel logo on a life size petrol pump. This fantastic sculpture is...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Keith Haring Paul Maenz gallery 1984 (announcement)
Keith Haring Paul Maenz gallery 1984 (announcement)

Keith Haring Paul Maenz gallery 1984 (announcement)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne, Germany 1984: Super rare announcement card designed by Haring on occasion of his 1984 solo exhibition (3 May - 5 June 1984), at Paul Maenz G...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

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

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

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

Alex Katz 'Olivia 2'
Alex Katz 'Olivia 2'

Alex Katz 'Olivia 2'

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

"Olivia 2" by Alex Katz (2025) is a striking multicolored screen print on Museum quality fine art paper, signed and numbered in a limited edition of 50, showcasing Katz's iconic styl...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Mickey (Pop Art, Street Art, Disney)

Mickey (Pop Art, Street Art, Disney)

By Ben Allen

Located in Kansas City, MO

Ben Allen Mickey 3D-construction on Hahnemühle Velvet Year: 2022 Signed by hand and inscribed Edition: E.A. Size: 23.6 × 20.3 on 24.0 × 20.7 inches COA provided Ref.: 924802-1557 Born in 1979 in the UK, Ben Allen is a contemporary artist known for his fresh and exciting take on Pop Art. Armed with a range of complex collage techniques, Ben creates eclectic artworks that bring together the best bits of pop culture. Ben uses a bold colour palette to create Collages dripping with both paint and energy, drawing upon some of the most ubiquitous images in the modern world, from Disney characters to dollar signs. Ben Allen’s Career The standout style of Ben’s artwork has earned him spots in galleries in the UK, across the pond and even further afield. He has exhibited in countless galleries and festivals, in locations ranging from his hometown Brighton to more exotic locales like Miami, Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul. He was also shortlisted for our Rise Art Prize in the Street Art category back in 2018. Clients and Collections Ben Allen’s wide appeal has made him a popular choice for commercial clients and private collectors alike. He has worked with big name brands...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Paper

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

Heat Wave Duel - Abstract Figurative South Western Inspired Pop Art by Gary John
Heat Wave Duel - Abstract Figurative South Western Inspired Pop Art by Gary John

Heat Wave Duel - Abstract Figurative South Western Inspired Pop Art 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, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

La Femme en Rose
La Femme en Rose

La Femme en Rose

By Burton Morris

Located in West Hollywood, CA

La Femme en Rose is presented as part of Burton Morris’ solo exhibition Icons in Bloom at MASH Gallery. The work is a vibrant piece from the Sea of Roses series in which the rose exp...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Screen

ABT  Dancer Lupe Serrano & Rudolph Nureyev Rehearsing for Television, Signed
ABT  Dancer Lupe Serrano & Rudolph Nureyev Rehearsing for Television, Signed

ABT Dancer Lupe Serrano & Rudolph Nureyev Rehearsing for Television, Signed

By Jack Mitchell

Located in Senoia, GA

11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of American Ballet Theater ballerina Lupe Serrano and Rudolf Nureyev rehearsing at ABT for a television appearance, 1962. Signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. Jack Mitchell, (1925-2013) bulging photographic portfolio of actors, writers, painters, musicians and especially dancers describes a pictorial history of the arts in the late 20th century. Mr. Mitchell, who took hundreds of pictures for The New York Times, was both a portraitist and a capturer of complex motion. An expert in lighting, he worked mostly, though not entirely, in black and white, and he was known — by his subjects, by the magazine and newspaper editors he worked for, and by critics — as someone who could make a photograph reveal character. Jack Mitchell was the official photographer for the American Ballet Theater, and he chronicled the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than thirty years. When he retired in 1995, he had fulfilled more than 5,000 assignments in black and white, and nearly a thousand in color. He photographed more than 160 covers for Dance magazine, and his photos have appeared in Time, Life, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Vogue and many other publications. Mitchell’s photographs are in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian Archives of American Art, among others. The 2019 USPS Black Heritage postage stamp honoring American performer Gregory Hines was made from a Jack Mitchell photograph, and a Jack Mitchell photograph of Audre Lorde...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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

Audrey at Tiffany's  by Craig Alan

Audrey at Tiffany's by Craig Alan

By Craig Alan

Located in New York City, NY

LIMITED EDITION PRINT - Edition of 75 signed by the artist. Price for unframed. Ask us for custom framing options for this piece. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally rec...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

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

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

LAURENT MAILLART - Aston Vantage, Chromed Turquoise
LAURENT MAILLART - Aston Vantage, Chromed Turquoise

LAURENT MAILLART - 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

Indiana - Love, Red, Blue and Green- SILK-SCREEN Pop Art
Indiana - Love, Red, Blue and Green- SILK-SCREEN Pop Art

Indiana - Love, Red, Blue and Green- SILK-SCREEN Pop Art

By (After) Robert Indiana

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This silkscreen greeting card, a reproduction of Robert Indiana's iconic Love design, was created in 1993 for The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Rarely does a postcard achieve such ...

Category

Late 20th Century Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Chroma-Universal Man Sculpture, Pop Art, Glass & Mixed Media, 2010+
Chroma-Universal Man Sculpture, Pop Art, Glass & Mixed Media, 2010+

Chroma-Universal Man Sculpture, Pop Art, Glass & Mixed Media, 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

Robert Rauschenberg -Snowflake Crime XIX ACE Gallery Coll unique signed painting
Robert Rauschenberg -Snowflake Crime XIX ACE Gallery Coll unique signed painting

Robert Rauschenberg -Snowflake Crime XIX ACE Gallery Coll unique signed painting

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Historic, institutional quality unique Rauschenberg signed work on paper, with storied provenance: a real gem: Robert Rauschenberg 'Snowflake Crime XIX', from the ACE Gallery Collec...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Fabric, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Permanent Marker

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

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

Basquiat Gray 1980
Basquiat Gray 1980

Basquiat Gray 1980

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Jean-Michel Basquiat (untitled) Gray 1980: Basquiat illustrated & printed this exceptionally rare flyer for his band Gray in 1980. Executed similarly in the manner of his well-documented Anti-Product Cards of the period - Basquiat draws over a found image, then employs his famous William Burroughs style 'cut-up' technique; completing the piece by abstractly scrawling the word, 'Gray' above. Few known to have survived. Not to be passed upon. Literature: Jean-Michel Basquiat 1981: The Studio of the Street', (Deitch, Cortez, Vassell); Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music (Buchhart, Bessières, Desmarais). Exhibited: Jean-Michel Basquiat 1981: The Studio of the Street: Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, New York, 2006; New York, New Music 1980-86: Museum of the City of New York (2021); Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music (2022); Basquiat Soundtracks: The Philharmonie de Paris, 2023 (The Paris Philharmonic). Further background as follows: Medium: Color Xerox on paper. 1980. Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 inches. Condition: Good overall vintage condition; scattered soiling marks; minor signs of handling & aging; typewriting on the reverse; minor corner bending in one or more places. Unsigned from an edition of unknown; few known to have survived. Provenance: Obtained directly from a prominent Basquiat Gray...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Keith Haring Fun Gallery exhibition poster 1983 (vintage Keith Haring)
Keith Haring Fun Gallery exhibition poster 1983 (vintage Keith Haring)

Keith Haring Fun Gallery exhibition poster 1983 (vintage Keith Haring)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring Fun Gallery 1983: Original 1983 Keith Haring illustrated exhibition poster published on the occasion of Haring's historic 1983 show at the Fun Gallery in the East Village. A classic array of early Haring imagery that reveals red and black interlocking figures. A rare example in very good overall vintage condition. Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper. 23 x 29 inches. Only some minor signs of handling; in otherwise very good overall vintage condition with strong colors; one of the better examples we've come across. Stored away from light; never mounted or framed. Unsigned from an edition of unknown; scarce. Catalog Raisonne: Keith Haring: Posters (Prestel Publishing). References: Included in the collection of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. About the Fun Gallery: Historic, short-lived, East Village gallery known for giving Keith Haring, Basquiat & Kenny Scharf some of their first solo shows. “FUN Gallery was a place where neighborhood kids, downtown artists, b-boys, rock, film, and rap stars mixed with museum directors art historians and uptown collectors at wild openings featuring artists like Futura, Fab 5...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, 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

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.