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Giant Panda, Pop Art Pin-Up Lithograph by Mel Ramos

Giant Panda, Pop Art Pin-Up Lithograph by Mel Ramos

By Mel Ramos

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: Giant Panda Year: 2012 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 199 Paper Size: 34.6 in. x 39.3 in. (87.88 cm x 99.82 cm)

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2010s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Cosmic Holiday Hand Drawn Lithograph, Pop Art Portrait, 1981 Edition
Cosmic Holiday Hand Drawn Lithograph, Pop Art Portrait, 1981 Edition

Cosmic Holiday Hand Drawn Lithograph, Pop Art Portrait, 1981 Edition

By Peter Max

Located in Union City, NJ

Peter Max's family's odyssey continued to Paris, and finally, at the age of 16, Max arrived in the United States. Peter Max began his art studies in New York at the Art Student's Lea...

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1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Red Sonja, Pop Art Comic Book-Style Lithograph by Erró
Red Sonja, Pop Art Comic Book-Style Lithograph by Erró

Red Sonja, Pop Art Comic Book-Style 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...

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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tillman, Large Hand Signed Lithograph, Pop Art, 1999, Framed, Edition 50/50
Tillman, Large Hand Signed Lithograph, Pop Art, 1999, Framed, Edition 50/50

Tillman, Large Hand Signed Lithograph, Pop Art, 1999, Framed, Edition 50/50

By Robert Longo

Located in Aventura, FL

Lithograph on on Arches wove paper from Men in the Cities portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by Robert Longo. Published by Wolfryd-Selway Fine Art, New York, with their blindstamp....

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2010s Pop Art Landscape Photography

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Portrait of Sir John Gielgud Lithograph, Pop Art, Late 20th Century
Portrait of Sir John Gielgud Lithograph, Pop Art, Late 20th Century

Portrait of Sir John Gielgud Lithograph, Pop Art, Late 20th Century

By David Hockney

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This first edition exhibition poster by David Hockney is titled Portrait of Sir John Gielgud and is part of the Travel with Pen, Pencil and Ink series. The exhibition was held at The...

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Late 20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

TIMELINE DEGA MAN Signed Lithograph 1990, Abstract Pop Art Figures
TIMELINE DEGA MAN Signed Lithograph 1990, Abstract Pop Art Figures

TIMELINE DEGA MAN Signed Lithograph 1990, Abstract Pop Art Figures

By Peter Max

Located in Union City, NJ

TIMELINE DEGA MAN is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival paper, 100% acid free. TIMELINE DEGA MAN is a dr...

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1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Wrapping Paper Offset Lithograph, Hand-Colored, Pop Art, 1957, Authenticated
Wrapping Paper Offset Lithograph, Hand-Colored, Pop Art, 1957, Authenticated

Wrapping Paper Offset Lithograph, Hand-Colored, Pop Art, 1957, Authenticated

By Andy Warhol

Located in Aventura, FL

About the Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987) was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. Like his contemporaries Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, Warhol responded t...

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1950s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Mel Ramos, Reese's Rose - Lithograph, American Pop Art, Nude, Signed Print
Mel Ramos, Reese's Rose - Lithograph, American Pop Art, Nude, Signed Print

Mel Ramos, Reese's Rose - Lithograph, American Pop Art, Nude, Signed Print

By Mel Ramos

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mel Ramos (born 1935) Reese's Rose, 2008 Medium: Lithograph in colors Dimensions: 93.5 x 55 cm Edition of 199: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Mint

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

At The Picture, Pop Art Hand-Colored Lithograph by Peter Max
At The Picture, Pop Art Hand-Colored Lithograph by Peter Max

At The Picture, Pop Art Hand-Colored Lithograph by Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Long Island City, NY

Peter Max, German/American (1937 - ) - At The Picture, Year: 1981, Medium: Lithograph with hand-coloring, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 111/165, Size: 19 x 24 in. (48.2...

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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Claes Oldenburg Offset Lithograph, Pop Art, 20th Century, Unframed

Claes Oldenburg Offset Lithograph, Pop Art, 20th Century, Unframed

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This offset lithograph from the exhibition "Il Corso del Coltello" held at Leo Castelli Gallery from December 13, 1986, to January 24, 1987, is a notable piece related to Claes Olden...

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20th Century Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Desiderio, Framed Pop Art Oil over Lithograph Painting by Pietro Bulloni
Desiderio, Framed Pop Art Oil over Lithograph Painting by Pietro Bulloni

Desiderio, Framed Pop Art Oil over Lithograph Painting by Pietro Bulloni

By Pietro Bulloni

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Pietro Bulloni, Italian (1947- ) Title: Desiderio Year: 2007 Medium: Oil over Lithograph on Canvas, signed, dated and titled verso Canvas Size: 27.5 x 27.5 inches Frame...

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Early 2000s Pop Art Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Lithograph

Junkyard Cats - James Rizzi - Pop Art 3D Color Lithograph
Junkyard Cats - James Rizzi - Pop Art 3D Color Lithograph

Junkyard Cats - James Rizzi - Pop Art 3D Color Lithograph

By James Rizzi

Located in Chicago, IL

James Rizzi was an American Pop artist best known for his vibrant, youthful graphics and his three-dimensional prints. He was the official artist for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlant...

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1980s Pop Art Mixed Media

Materials

Wire

Lithograph Italian Post Modernist Figurative Pop Art - "In The Beginning"
Lithograph Italian Post Modernist Figurative Pop Art - "In The Beginning"

Lithograph Italian Post Modernist Figurative Pop Art - "In The Beginning"

By Sandro Chia

Located in Surfside, FL

During the 1970’s he began to exhibit in Rome and Europe, gradually moving away from conceptual works towards a more Pop Art, figurative style of painting. Between September 1980 an...

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Late 20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

DRESSED UP Hand Drawn Lithograph, Abstract Fashion Drawing, Pop Art
DRESSED UP Hand Drawn Lithograph, Abstract Fashion Drawing, Pop Art

DRESSED UP Hand Drawn Lithograph, Abstract Fashion Drawing, Pop Art

By Peter Max

Located in Union City, NJ

DRESSED UP is an original hand drawn lithograph by Peter Max printed in an edition of 280, using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival paper, 100% acid free. DRESSED UP...

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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Manet's Olympia, Framed Pop Art Nude Lithograph by Mel Ramos
Manet's Olympia, Framed Pop Art Nude Lithograph by Mel Ramos

Manet's Olympia, Framed Pop Art Nude Lithograph by Mel Ramos

By Mel Ramos

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Mel Ramos Title: Manet's Olympia Year: 1974 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 147/200 Image Size: 16 x 23 inches Paper Size: 19.25 x 27 inches Fram...

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1970s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1986 Keith Haring 'Crack Down' Lithograph Print, Pop Art, Unframed
1986 Keith Haring 'Crack Down' Lithograph Print, Pop Art, Unframed

1986 Keith Haring 'Crack Down' Lithograph Print, Pop Art, Unframed

By Keith Haring

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Keith Haring designed a poster for the 1986 "Crackdown on Crack" concert in New York City, organized by concert promoter Bill Graham to combat the crack-cocaine epidemic. Haring's po...

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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Mel Ramos - Caramia Caramello, 2008, Lithograph, Pop Art, Nude, Signed Print
Mel Ramos - Caramia Caramello, 2008, Lithograph, Pop Art, Nude, Signed Print

Mel Ramos - Caramia Caramello, 2008, Lithograph, Pop Art, Nude, Signed Print

By Mel Ramos

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mel Ramos (born 1935) Caramia Caramello, 2008 Medium: Lithograph in colors Dimensions: 94.5 x 58 cm Edition of 199: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Excellent “Mr. Ramos (…) bega...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fight AIDS Worldwide Lithograph, Pop Art, Estate Signed, Edition 583/1000
Fight AIDS Worldwide Lithograph, Pop Art, Estate Signed, Edition 583/1000

Fight AIDS Worldwide Lithograph, Pop Art, Estate Signed, Edition 583/1000

By Keith Haring

Located in Aventura, FL

Before his death, Haring established the Keith Haring Foundation, a non-profit committed to raising awareness of the illness through art programing and community outreach. Throughout...

Category

1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Color Lithograph Linocut Chine Collé "Workshop" Bright Modernist Pop Art
Color Lithograph Linocut Chine Collé "Workshop" Bright Modernist Pop Art

Color Lithograph Linocut Chine Collé "Workshop" Bright Modernist Pop Art

By Tom Burckhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed and numbered edition of 25. 16 x 36" sheet size without frame. “Workshop” is an ambitious color lithograph and linocut with chine collé printed in twelve colors from nin...

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Early 2000s Pop Art Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Linocut

Notes (Kassel) Lithograph Print, Hand Signed, Pop Art, 1960s, Framed
Notes (Kassel) Lithograph Print, Hand Signed, Pop Art, 1960s, Framed

Notes (Kassel) Lithograph Print, Hand Signed, Pop Art, 1960s, Framed

By Claes Oldenburg

Located in Aventura, FL

Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition 9/100. Sheet size 23 x 15 inches. Frame size 26 x 19 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity is inclu...

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1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Vintage Modern Lithograph Poster 1960s Pop Art Mod Figure Pencil Signed
Vintage Modern Lithograph Poster 1960s Pop Art Mod Figure Pencil Signed

Vintage Modern Lithograph Poster 1960s Pop Art Mod Figure Pencil Signed

By Richard Lindner

Located in Surfside, FL

Richard Lindner was born in Hamburg, Germany. In 1905 the family moved to Nuremberg, where Lindners mother was owner of a custom-fitting corset business and Richard Lindner grew up a...

Category

1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Peek a Boo, Pop Art Pin-Up Lithograph by Mel Ramos
Peek a Boo, Pop Art Pin-Up Lithograph by Mel Ramos

Peek a Boo, Pop Art Pin-Up Lithograph by Mel Ramos

By Mel Ramos

Located in Long Island City, NY

Peek a Boo Mel Ramos, American (1935–2018) Date: 2015 Print Catalogue with Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 999 Image Size: 9.5 x 7 inches Size: 11.5 x 9 in. (29....

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2010s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Profile with Doves, Pop Art Acrylic Painting on Lithograph by Peter Max

Profile with Doves, Pop Art Acrylic Painting on Lithograph by Peter Max

By Peter Max

Located in Long Island City, NY

Profile with Doves by Peter Max, German/American (1937) Portfolio: Woodstock Series Date: 2006 Mixed Media with Acrylic on Lithograph, signed Size: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.32 cm) Frame...

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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Lithograph

Mel Ramos, Toblerone Tess - Lithograph, 2007, Pop Art, Nude, Signed Print

Mel Ramos, Toblerone Tess - Lithograph, 2007, Pop Art, Nude, Signed Print

By Mel Ramos

Located in Hamburg, DE

Mel Ramos (born 1935) Toblerone Tess, 2007 Medium: Llithograph in colors Dimensions: 58 x 94 cm Edition of 199: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Flawless “Mr. Ramos (…) began pai...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Figure 7 Lithograph, Pop Art Style, Signed, Edition 6/70, 1968
Figure 7 Lithograph, Pop Art Style, Signed, Edition 6/70, 1968

Figure 7 Lithograph, Pop Art Style, Signed, Edition 6/70, 1968

By Jasper Johns

Located in Roma, IT

Color lithograph on wove paper, realized in 1968. Image dimension: 70.5x55; Sheet dimension 94.3x76 cm. Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right "J. Johns / 68". Edition of 6/7...

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1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Plate 6) Lithograph on Arches Paper, Signed, Pop Art, 1982
Untitled (Plate 6) Lithograph on Arches Paper, Signed, Pop Art, 1982

Untitled (Plate 6) Lithograph on Arches Paper, Signed, Pop Art, 1982

By Keith Haring

Located in Aventura, FL

Before his death, Haring established the Keith Haring Foundation, a non-profit committed to raising awareness of the illness through art programing and community outreach. Throughout...

Category

1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Edingsville Offset Lithograph Print, Pop Art, 1990, Unframed, 15.75x19
Edingsville Offset Lithograph Print, Pop Art, 1990, Unframed, 15.75x19

Edingsville Offset Lithograph Print, Pop Art, 1990, Unframed, 15.75x19

By Jasper Johns

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This reproduction of Edingsville by renowned American artist Jasper Johns, published by Edition 5 in Germany, offers a faithful and striking representation of the original artwork. J...

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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Sailboats, Unique Hand Embellished Lithograph, Hand Signed, Pop Art, 1980

Sailboats, Unique Hand Embellished Lithograph, Hand Signed, Pop Art, 1980

By Peter Max

Located in Aventura, FL

Hand signed, dated and inscribed "PP Study" by the artist. Hand embellished by the artist. A unique variation. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity includ...

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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Sage at Window Signed Lithograph, Pop Art Monk, 1980, Interior Scene
Sage at Window Signed Lithograph, Pop Art Monk, 1980, Interior Scene

Sage at Window Signed Lithograph, Pop Art Monk, 1980, Interior Scene

By Peter Max

Located in Union City, NJ

SAGE AT WINDOW is a dreamy, abstract black line drawing of a Pop Art interior scene depicting a monk dressed in a rose colored robe peering out a window.

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1980s Pop Art Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

ZERO'S FRIEND Signed Lithograph, 1980 Pop Art Portrait, Mod Style Hat
ZERO'S FRIEND Signed Lithograph, 1980 Pop Art Portrait, Mod Style Hat

ZERO'S FRIEND Signed Lithograph, 1980 Pop Art Portrait, Mod Style Hat

By Peter Max

Located in Union City, NJ

ZERO'S FRIEND is a black line drawing Pop Art portrait set against a white background with freely drawn vertical lines in alternating colors of yellow and blue.

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1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

NEW MOON Signed Lithograph 1990, Pop Art Zen Monk, Umbrella, Meditation
NEW MOON Signed Lithograph 1990, Pop Art Zen Monk, Umbrella, Meditation

NEW MOON Signed Lithograph 1990, Pop Art Zen Monk, Umbrella, Meditation

By Peter Max

Located in Union City, NJ

NEW MOON is an original hand drawn lithograph by the renowned American Pop artist, Peter Max, printed in an edition of 150, using traditional hand lithography techniques on archival ...

Category

1990s Pop Art Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Gluts Offset Lithograph Print, Pop Art, 1986 Exhibition, Unframed

Gluts Offset Lithograph Print, Pop Art, 1986 Exhibition, Unframed

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original offset lithograph poster, created for Robert Rauschenberg's exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery in New York from November 1-22, 1986, showcases the innovative spirit of ...

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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Zero's Friend Hand Signed Lithograph, Pop Art, Framed, 1980, 74/165
Zero's Friend Hand Signed Lithograph, Pop Art, Framed, 1980, 74/165

Zero's Friend Hand Signed Lithograph, Pop Art, Framed, 1980, 74/165

By Peter Max

Located in Aventura, FL

Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and dated lower front by Peter Max. Hand numbered 74/165 lower left. Sheet size: 27 x 21.5 inches. Frame size: 34 x 28 inches (black fr...

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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Andy Warhol 'Raphael I' Offset Lithograph, Framed Pop Art, 1993
Andy Warhol 'Raphael I' Offset Lithograph, Framed Pop Art, 1993

Andy Warhol 'Raphael I' Offset Lithograph, Framed Pop Art, 1993

By Andy Warhol

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This work reflects Warhol's fascination with the intersection of classical art and consumer culture, transforming RaphaelÕs Renaissance imagery into a Pop Art statement by overlaying...

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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

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...

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1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Lithograph Signed Pop Art Floral Abstract Galaxy Space Celestial Bright
Original Lithograph Signed Pop Art Floral Abstract Galaxy Space Celestial Bright

Original Lithograph Signed Pop Art Floral Abstract Galaxy Space Celestial Bright

By Michael Knigin

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Romeo's Paradise" is an original color lithograph by Michael Knigin. The artist signed the piece in the lower right then titled/editioned 130/300 in the lower left with graphite. It...

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1980s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Ink

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Pop Art Lithograph For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the pop art lithograph you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the Contemporary style, while we also have 15 Contemporary versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a pop art lithograph from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a pop art lithograph to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, beige, black, white and more. Creating a pop art lithograph has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Peter Max, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Mel Ramos and Takashi Murakami are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in lithograph, offset print and paper. If space is limited, you can find a small pop art lithograph measuring 0.04 high and 0.1 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 84.75 across to better suit those in the market for a large pop art lithograph.

How Much is a Pop Art Lithograph?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a pop art lithograph in our inventory may begin at $59 and can go as high as $179,900, while the average can fetch as much as $995.

A Close Look at Pop Art Art

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.

Finding the Right Prints And Multiples for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.