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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
KAWS Black Flayed Companion (KAWS flayed)
KAWS Black Flayed Companion (KAWS flayed)

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

Vinyl Collection 15 Piece Rainbow Installation - Pop Art Color Photography
Vinyl Collection 15 Piece Rainbow Installation - Pop Art Color Photography

Vinyl Collection 15 Piece Rainbow Installation - Pop Art Color Photography

By Heidler & Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Heidler & Heeps Vinyl Collection Fifteen Piece Rainbow Installation. Acclaimed contemporary photographers, Richard Heeps and Natasha Heidler have collaborated to make this beautifull...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

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

Blue Balloon Dog Sculpture L ( After Jeff Koons ) - Limited Edition Pop Art
Blue Balloon Dog Sculpture L ( After Jeff Koons ) - Limited Edition Pop Art

Blue Balloon Dog Sculpture L ( After Jeff Koons ) - Limited Edition Pop Art

By After Jeff Koons

Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT

This Blue Balloon Dog sculpture is a limited edition of 300 pieces inspired by the iconic Balloon Dog works made famous by Jeff Koons. A contemporary Pop Art collectible, the sculptu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin

KAWS Companion 2016 (KAWS Brown Companion)
KAWS Companion 2016 (KAWS Brown Companion)

KAWS Companion 2016 (KAWS Brown Companion)

By KAWS

Located in NEW YORK, NY

KAWS Brown Companion, 2016. New and sealed in its original packaging. This classic KAWS figurative sculpture was published by Medicom Japan in conjunction with the exhibition, KAWS: ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Resin, Vinyl

KAWS - Unique Cloud Drawing, Hand signed and inscribed to Tim, Framed Street Art
KAWS - Unique Cloud Drawing, Hand signed and inscribed to Tim, Framed Street Art

KAWS - Unique Cloud Drawing, Hand signed and inscribed to Tim, Framed Street Art

By KAWS

Located in New York, NY

KAWS Cloud Drawing done in white marker on colored paper, 2010 Signed, dated and inscribed to Tim in white marker Floated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame with UV plex...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Summer Bloom, Original Painting
Summer Bloom, Original Painting

Summer Bloom, Original Painting

By John Jaster

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A close-up of a lush garden bursts with color, revealing a small patch of bright blue sky beyond the foliage. Vibrant sunflowers, dahlias, and roses in shades o...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

Keith Haring Act Up 1989 (announcement)
Keith Haring Act Up 1989 (announcement)

Keith Haring Act Up 1989 (announcement)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring ACT UP For Life 1989:
 This rare oversized announcement card, was designed & illustrated by Haring on behalf of the New York-based AIDS activist group AIDS Coalitio...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Balloon Rabbit XL - Graphite Black Sculpture After Jeff Koons
Balloon Rabbit XL - Graphite Black Sculpture After Jeff Koons

Balloon Rabbit XL - Graphite Black Sculpture After Jeff Koons

By After Jeff Koons

Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT

A rare one-time exclusive re-edition of just 500 pieces, released following the extraordinary popularity of the original 999-piece edition of the celebrated Balloon Swan. Expertly c...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art

Materials

Metal

Red Poppies, Donald Sultan
Red Poppies, Donald Sultan

Red Poppies, Donald Sultan

By Donald Sultan

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Donald Sultan (1951) Title: Red Poppies Year: 2012 Medium: Silkscreen with Tar & Flocking on Museum Board Edition: 10/75, plus proofs Size: 23 x 39 inches Condition: Excellen...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Tar, Screen

Blondie Blue by BATIK  Oversize Signed Limited Edition
Blondie Blue by BATIK  Oversize Signed Limited Edition

Blondie Blue by BATIK Oversize Signed Limited Edition

By BATIK

Located in London, GB

Blondie Blue By BATIK Archival pigment pop art print of pop culture icon Debbie Harry of punk rock glam band Blondie BATIK is a London based fine artist and image maker. Certific...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hot Feet by Craig Alan Limited Edition Signed Print
Hot Feet by Craig Alan Limited Edition Signed Print

Hot Feet by Craig Alan Limited Edition Signed Print

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

Keith Haring Subway Drawings 1983 (exhibition catalog)
Keith Haring Subway Drawings 1983 (exhibition catalog)

Keith Haring Subway Drawings 1983 (exhibition catalog)

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring New York City Subway Drawings, 1983: Rare early exhibition catalog/pamphlet illustrated by Keith Haring on the occasion of: "Keith Haring / New-York City Subway Drawings...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Same way twice by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media

Same way twice by Craig Alan - Original Mixed Media

By Craig Alan

Located in New York City, NY

ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA ON ARTBOARD 30 x 30 inches - Original mixed media Painting on Artboard signed by the artist. Craig Alan is a Pop Surrealist, internationally recognized for his ...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Lulu
Lulu

Lulu

By Tom Wesselmann

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004) remains one of the most iconic, collected, and sexy American Pop artists. During the movement's key years, Wesselmann was ambivalent if not critical of hi...

Category

1990s Pop Art

Materials

Screen

Jean-Michel Basquiat hand-painted sweatshirt 1979/1980
Jean-Michel Basquiat hand-painted sweatshirt 1979/1980

Jean-Michel Basquiat hand-painted sweatshirt 1979/1980

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Jean-Michel Basquiat (untitled), 'MAN MADE Sweatshirt', c. 1979: Basquiat produced this rare original hand-painted sweatshirt (among others, with only few known to have survived) for the purposes of selling these on his own and through the historic downtown fashion boutique, Patricia Field’s. Basquiat was captured wearing a similar example in the well publicized 1979 photo, 'Basquiat Dancing at The Mudd Club' by Nicholas Taylor of Gray. This double-sided work notably features Basquiat’s ‘MANMADE’ tag - Basquiat’s alias after he took to the streets to declare “SAMO is Dead”. The work is further highlighted by Basquiat’s ‘BAD’ motif - uniquely paralleling his consideration to naming his band, ‘Bad Fools’ prior to Gray. In trademark Basquiat style, we also find the vertically spaced ‘E’ on both sides of the piece, as well as dashed lines which would appear in many of the artist’s Anti-Product cards, early drawings and more. The work emanates directly from the collection of world renowned author Lucy Sante (formerly Luc Sante). As it is well publicized, Basquiat worked with Sante in 1979/80 on the downtown-art scene publication, ‘Stranded’ (New York, 1980). Medium: Acrylic on cotton sweatshirt (double-sided artwork). Executed circa 1979/1980. Dimensions: 16.5 x 22 inches (outstretched cuff to cuff: 50 inches & sleeve length: 18 inches). Condition: In good overall vintage condition. Bright well-preserved colors; some minor discoloration in several areas due to normal age related wear and use; scattered stains located on the hem, inner arm area(s) and cuffs; scattered minor pilling; loose thread on the reverse of hem. Basquiat's artwork throughout remains fully intact. Unique. One of a kind. Signed ‘MANMADE’ and numbered 5/100 on the reverse. Provenance: Gifted by Basquiat to Lucy Sante; obtained directly from the former. Sante's relationship to Basquiat is well documented in three publications (see below literature/references for more). Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Sante. Literature/References: -'Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat,' by Sarah Driver - this 2018 documentary features an in-depth section devoted to Basquiat's 'Man Made' clothing, featuring an interview with designer Patricia Field & artist Kenny Scharf. - 'Basquiat Before Basquiat' (MCA Denver; see Sante, p.40-43 ). - 'Stranded' issue four index (Spring 1980). Basquiat's identity is confirmed as 'Man-Made' midway on page. - 'Zeitgeist: The Art Scene of Teenage Basquiat' (Howl Arts 2018; essay: 'Stranded' by Lucy Sante). - 'An Intimate Look at Jean-Michel Basquiat's Early Days' by Lucy Sante (Village Voice 2/8/17). -'Man Made by Basquiat' (MinnieMuse) May 2019. -'Exploring Jean-Michel Basquiat's 1970's Clothing Collection, 'Man Made.'' Vice Magazine, May 2019. - ‘The Jean-Michel Basquiat Reader’ (Moore pg. 334) discusses Basquiat’s Man Made painted clothing. - 'Basquiat Dancing at The Mudd Club' photograph by Nicholas Taylor of Gray (Basquiat wears a similarly painted sweatshirt). Basquiat’s use of ’MAN MADE', see: - Glenn O'Brien "Graffiti '80;" High Times, June 1980 (p. 53-54); "Jean-Michel Basquiat who is known to many as SAMO, had changed his alias to Man Made". - Jean-Michel Basquiat: 1981, the Studio of the Street (Diego Cortez; 2007 p. 80). - The Last Time I Saw Basquiat (NYR Daily 9/3/16; essay by Lucy Sante). - Basquiat: Boom For Real (Barbican; Nairne, Buchhart & Johnson p.26). - Sotheby's S2 Catalog & Sale, "Man Made" (May 2013). Intertextual References: Basquiat's 'BAD' motif further appears in the following 1979 works: - "Stupid Games, Bad Ideas" (color xerox; see Basquiat: Boom For Real pg. 108). - Basquiat (untitled) "Test Pattern" (original drawing and xerox; see Basquiat: Boom For Real pg. 147). - Basquiat (untitled) "Gumby Is Bad" t-shirt (worn on camera by the artist at Canal Zone...

Category

1980s Pop Art

Materials

Acrylic

20 ML Happy Love pill Combo (yellow, turquoise, white) - figurative sculpture
20 ML Happy Love pill Combo (yellow, turquoise, white) - figurative sculpture

20 ML Happy Love pill Combo (yellow, turquoise, 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 ceramic sculptures each is 19 cm long and 6.5 cm in diameter: Love 20...

Category

2010s Pop Art

Materials

Ceramic, Automotive Paint

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.