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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
The Strum King - Abstract Figurative Elvis Portrait Pop Art by Gary John
The Strum King - Abstract Figurative Elvis Portrait Pop Art by Gary John

The Strum King - Abstract Figurative Elvis Portrait 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, Oil Pastel, Ink, Illustration Board

Darth Pacino by BATIK Oversize Signed Limited Edition

Darth Pacino by BATIK Oversize Signed Limited Edition

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Darth Pacino By BATIK Signed Limited Edition BATIK is a London based fine artist and image maker. Produced directly in the artist's studio Certificate of authenticity supplied P...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi gallery 1996 (Basquiat Dust Heads announcement)
Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi gallery 1996 (Basquiat Dust Heads announcement)

Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi gallery 1996 (Basquiat Dust Heads announcement)

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Jean-Michel Basquiat A TRIBUTE: Important Paintings, Drawings, & Objects: Vintage original 1990s Basquiat announcement card to: Jean-Michel Basquiat at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, September 21 - November 23, 1996. Cover image features a reproduction of Basquiat's Dust Heads (1982). Off-set printed gallery announcement. 7.5 x 6.25 inches (folded closed). Very good overall vintage condition. Some light rub marks to reverse. Published by Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, 1996. Unsigned from an edition of unknown. Jean-Michel Basquiat’s dramatic life and iconic paintings—which variously feature obsessive scribbling, enigmatic symbols and diagrams, and iconography including skulls, masks, and the artist’s trademark crown—make him one of the most famous artists of the 20th century. The self-taught painter embraced graffiti before committing to a studio practice. He found a mentor and friend in Andy Warhol, who helped the young artist navigate the 1980s New York art world. Across his oeuvre, Basquiat drew on his own Caribbean heritage; a convergence of African American, African, and Aztec cultural histories; classical themes; and pop cultural figures including athletes and musicians. The immediacy and intellectual depth of his paintings won him widespread acclaim both before and after his untimely death at the age of 27. Related Categories Basquiat Bruno Bischofberger. Basquiat Tony Shafrazi. Marry Boone. Basquiat exhibit. Basquiat ephemera. Basquiat poster. Basquiat prints.

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Sexy Doughnut, Fast Food Contemporary Still Life on Yellow Background, Giclée
Sexy Doughnut, Fast Food Contemporary Still Life on Yellow Background, Giclée

Sexy Doughnut, Fast Food Contemporary Still Life on Yellow Background, Giclée

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

"Sexy Miami Futuristic Cocktail Lounge" is a series of photographs by Ryan Rivadeneyra inspired by the Art Deco colors of Miami that show beautiful objects and textures arranged meti...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, G...

Pink Inflatable Dolphin Animal Acrylic Painting with Tropical River Landscape
Pink Inflatable Dolphin Animal Acrylic Painting with Tropical River Landscape

Pink Inflatable Dolphin Animal Acrylic Painting with Tropical River Landscape

By Sofía Cristina Jiménez

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Acrylic painting depicting an inflatable dolphin form situated within an Amazon forest river landscape, articulating the relationship between artificial imagery and natural environme...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Acrylic

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

Heart on Blends, Peter Max
Heart on Blends, Peter Max

Heart on Blends, Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Peter Max (1937) Title: Heart on Blends Year: 2005 Edition: 500/500, plus proofs Medium: Lithograph on Lustro Saxony paper Size: 12.75 x 10 inches Condition: Excellent Inscri...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Fabulous Moolah, World Champion Female Wrestler Figurative Screen Print
The Fabulous Moolah, World Champion Female Wrestler Figurative Screen Print

The Fabulous Moolah, World Champion Female Wrestler Figurative Screen Print

Located in Soquel, CA

The Fabulous Moolah, World Champion Female Wrestler Figurative Screen Print Modern figurative print of world champion female wrestler Mary Lillian Ellison (American, 1923-2007), also known as The Fabulous Moolah. The artist of this print is unknown. Unsigned and undated. Presented in a modern frame with Plexiglass. Image size: 26”H x 20L". During her lifetime, Moolah was lauded as a leading figure in women's professional wrestling and was considered one of the industry's greatest wrestlers. Moolah's first World Championship reign lasted over ten years. Moolah successfully defended the belt against the top female wrestlers in the world, such as Judy Grable and Donna Christanello, while also purporting to befriend some of the biggest celebrities of the day such as Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. She became the first woman to be inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1999, she became the oldest champion in the history of professional wrestling when she won the Women's Championship for a final time at age 76 in 1999. Championships and Accomplishments: Cauliflower Alley Club Ladies Wrestling Award (1997) National Wrestling Alliance NWA Women's World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Toni Rose NWA World Women's Championship (5 times) NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2012) Pro Wrestling...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

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

Monterey Jackie, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos
Monterey Jackie, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos

Monterey Jackie, Pop Art Lithograph by Mel Ramos

By Mel Ramos

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - 2018) Title: Monterrey Jackie Year: 2010 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 199 Size: 32 x 23.5 in. (81.28 x 59.69 cm)

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

And Then (A Deep Ocean of Ultramarine)
And Then (A Deep Ocean of Ultramarine)

And Then (A Deep Ocean of Ultramarine)

By Takashi Murakami

Located in Greenwich, CT

And Then (A Deep Ocean of Ultramarine) is an offset lithograph on paper, 19.75 x 19.75 inches, signed and numbered 150/300 lower right. Framed in a contemporary silver-tone frame.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Offset

Unknown Flower (Sketch) (flowers, floral, pink, yellow, abstract, drawing)
Unknown Flower (Sketch) (flowers, floral, pink, yellow, abstract, drawing)

Unknown Flower (Sketch) (flowers, floral, pink, yellow, abstract, drawing)

By Rachel Burgess

Located in New York, NY

Install images by Em Joseph Artist Statement Rachel Burgess makes autobiographical works on paper of landscapes and domestic scenes. Window-like in scale, her pieces combine elements of oil painting, folk art and commercial illustration, exploring our attempts to impose narratives on our lives. Attracted by the accessible, democratic nature of printmaking, she works primarily in monotype, straddling the divide between popular and elite forms of storytelling. “Deli Flowers My Husband Bought Me” is based on flowers that Burgess’ husband, an NYPD detective, has brought home over the years from their local corner deli. Through iconic renderings of these simple gifts, Burgess pays tribute to the things we take for granted – to the city, to its essential workers...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

LADY IN GREEN Original Lithograph, Rare Proof, Seated Woman, Pop Art Portrait
LADY IN GREEN Original Lithograph, Rare Proof, Seated Woman, Pop Art Portrait

LADY IN GREEN Original Lithograph, Rare Proof, Seated Woman, Pop Art Portrait

By Peter Max

Located in Union City, NJ

LADY IN GREEN is an original hand drawn lithograph by the American artist and Pop Art icon, Peter Max printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free. LADY IN GREEN is a vibrant multicolor portrait of an elegant seated woman wearing a green print dress; her elaborate blue and pink hat appears to be releasing free form blue dots and floating yellow black lines. LADY IN GREEN's white serene face contrasts against the black and white stripe chair...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Chroma "Chum" Alteration Series Sculpture, Mixed Media, Pop Art, 2010+
Chroma "Chum" Alteration Series Sculpture, Mixed Media, Pop Art, 2010+

Chroma "Chum" Alteration Series Sculpture, Mixed Media, 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, Plastic, Mixed Media

Warhol, Chanel (Green/Blue), Chanel Ad Campaign (after)

Warhol, Chanel (Green/Blue), Chanel 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

Woman Taking Off Man's Shirt by Julian Opie
Woman Taking Off Man's Shirt by Julian Opie

Woman Taking Off Man's Shirt by Julian Opie

By Julian Opie

Located in Dubai, Dubai

Screenprint 23.75 x 39.50 in (60.3 x 100.3 cm). Published by K21 Kunstammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf. Unknown edition size. Publisher text detailed along the bottom. CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ: Watkins, Jonathan. "Julian Opie: Editions 1984 - 2011. Catalogue Raisonné", Alan Cristea Gallery, 2011, p.244. In a handful of simple black lines and splashes of red and yellow, Julian Opie presents a sensual figural study in ‘Woman Taking Off a Man’s Shirt...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Drive Through - Original Colorful Los Angeles Urban Starbucks Still Life Artwork
Drive Through - Original Colorful Los Angeles Urban Starbucks Still Life Artwork

Drive Through - Original Colorful Los Angeles Urban Starbucks Still Life 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, Graphite, Gel Pen

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

Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss
Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss

Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss

Located in London, GB

Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss Beautiful archival pigment print of the supermodel and fashion icon by the London based contemporary pop art image creator and artist...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Striped Dip, Oil Painting
Striped Dip, Oil Painting

Striped Dip, Oil Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Flowing stripes on the dancer's dress create a bold visual rhythm. The composition crops both figures intentionally, shifting focus to the textures, patterns,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Oil

Rare Original Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art (Keith Haring Christmas)
Rare Original Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art (Keith Haring Christmas)

Rare Original Keith Haring Vinyl Record Art (Keith Haring Christmas)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring, Run DMC Christmas: Run DMC "Christmas In Hollis": A rare sought after Vinyl Art Cover featuring original artwork by Keith Haring. Truly vibrant colors that make for stand-out wall art and a unique vintage Keith Haring collectible. *1st Pressing 1987 (not a re-issue). Medium: Off-Set Lithograph on vinyl record cover. Dimensions: 7 x 7 inches. 1987 Keith Haring printed signature featured on lower left. Cover: Good to very good overall vintage condition with sharp colors. Includes original record in very good condition. Literature: Taschen: Art Record Covers pg. 216. Run DMC: To this day A Very Special Christmas remains one of the best-selling holiday albums on the market, thanks in part to the album's sole original track: Run-D.M.C.'s "Christmas in Hollis." With Jam Master Jay scratching up the main groove to R&B great Clarence Carter's "Back Door Santa" from the 1968 Atlantic Records compilation Soul Christmas, Rev. Run and the Devastating Mic Controller deliver bars of yuletide cheer that take the listener...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Nir Hadar, Night swim, Print on plexiglass

Nir Hadar, Night swim, Print on plexiglass

Located in Tel Aviv, IL

Hadar takes euphoric moments and try to generate a three dimensional feeling with every image inviting the viewer to jump into the game and to be part of it. There's a hidden message...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Plexiglass

Pink Pop Art "In the Sun", 1960s
Pink Pop Art "In the Sun", 1960s

Pink Pop Art "In the Sun", 1960s

Located in Washington, DC

Psychedelic silkscreen work by Noche Crist (1909- 2004). Self printed by the artist. Wonderful work and one of only two remaining from her estate. Image is from her "In the Sun" ser...

Category

1960s Pop Art

Materials

Paper

Forgotten Future, Pop Art Lithograph by Erró
Forgotten Future, Pop Art Lithograph by Erró

Forgotten Future, Pop Art Lithograph by Erró

By Erró

Located in Long Island City, NY

A lithograph by Icelandic Pop artist Erro. Like many other noteworthy Pop artists, Erro drew inspiration for his style and subjects from popular media, focusing mostly on comic books...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

Canyon Exhibition Poster, Offset Print, Pop Art, 2005, Unframed
Canyon Exhibition Poster, Offset Print, Pop Art, 2005, Unframed

Canyon Exhibition Poster, Offset Print, Pop Art, 2005, Unframed

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The title "Canyon" for Robert Rauschenberg's exhibition poster refers to a significant work by the artist from his Combine series. Created in 1959, Canyon is one of Rauschenberg's most renowned pieces, incorporating a mix of found objects and materials, including a taxidermied eagle...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Offset

Dachshund Power, Original Painting
Dachshund Power, Original Painting

Dachshund Power, Original Painting

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Perry (from White Shirt), framed hand signed archival pigment print
Perry (from White Shirt), framed hand signed archival pigment print

Perry (from White Shirt), framed hand signed archival pigment print

By Alex Katz

Located in Aventura, FL

Archival pigment print in colors on Innova Etching Cotton Rag paper from White Shirt portfolio. Hand signed by Alex Katz lower left. Hand numbered 49/50 lower right (there were als...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Pigment

The King
The King

The King

By Keith Haring

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Keith Haring Title: The King Size: 23 3/8 × 29 7/8 in 59.4 × 75.9 cm Medium: Lithograph Edition: of 50 Year: 1989 Notes: Hand Signed, Numbered & Dated in Pencil. Custom F...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph

KAWS Blush Companion (KAWS red blush)
KAWS Blush Companion (KAWS red blush)

KAWS Blush Companion (KAWS red blush)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Red Blush Companion. New and sealed in its original packaging. Published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: Where The End Starts at the Modern Art Museum...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Fun Loving Criminals II by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART

Fun Loving Criminals II by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Fun Loving Criminals II by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm Signed & numbered by artist on front Archival Pigment print ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Hula Doll, Las Vegas - American Pop Art Color Photography
Hula Doll, Las Vegas - American Pop Art Color Photography

Hula Doll, Las Vegas - American Pop Art Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

'Hula Doll', from Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series, captured at Viva Las Vegas, this fun artwork has a cool kitsch vibe. The photograph itself has a lo-fi effect. This artwork is a...

Category

Early 2000s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

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.