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
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.
Andy Warhol 'Querelle Blue' 1983 FIRST EDITION Pop Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Andy Warhol's involvement in movie posters, particularly for "Querelle," directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, is notable in the context of his broader artistic career. Warhol create...
Offset
David Hockney 'Looking Towards Huggate' Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This David Hockney poster celebrates the artist’s deep connection to his Yorkshire roots. Printed in Bradford, it features a sweeping view toward Huggate, a village nestled in the ro...
Offset
$188,900
Yayoi Kusama -Original HAND SIGNED 7/30 Pumpkin (Red) Sculpture on base with box
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in New York, NY
Yayoi Kusama Extremely scarce - true collectors item - one of only 30 in the entire world hand signed by the artist. Original Limited Edition hand signed and numbered Pumpkin (Red),...
Resin, Ceramic, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Vintage Andy Warhol Perrier Poster, Original 1983 Pop Art Lithograph, Mint
By Andy Warhol
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1983 Andy Warhol Perrier Poster – Authentic Pop Art Masterpiece. Grade A. Preserved in mint condition, this poster is a rare find for serious collectors of Andy Warhol and...
Offset
$144Sale Price|42% Off
Untitled Composition II (Maeght, Bold Outline, Narrative, ~42% OFF - MUST GO)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Valerio Adami Untitled Composition II from "DLM No. 220" Original Color Lithograph on Vellum Year: 1976 Edition: 2,000 Size: 14.9 x 22 inches (37.8 × 55.9 cm) Unsigned and not indiv...
Vellum, Lithograph
$7,500
Art Card: Keith Haring - Andy Mouse - New Coke Hand signed by Keith Haring Frame
By Keith Haring
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph postcard Boldly signed by Keith Haring on the front• The piece is part of Haring's "Andy Mouse" series, which features a character that is a whimsical blend of Mickey Mouse and his friend and mentor, Andy Warhol. By combining these icons with the New Coke...
Postcard, ABS
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: DOB: Myxomycete - Superflat, Japanese Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
DOB: MYXOMYCETE Date of creation: 2017 Medium: Offset lithograph with cold stamp on paper Edition: 300 Size: 68 x 68 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never framed Obse...
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT PopBox PEZ Design LED Light. Decor Style Modern Interior
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Jean-Michel Basquiat - PopBox PEZ Date of creation: 2025 Medium: Stainless steel; low-energy LED system; UV-printed plexiglass panel. Edition: Open Size: 28 x 35 x 4 cm Condition: B...
Stainless Steel
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - HOMAGE TO FRANCIS BACON DIPTYCH Superflat, Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
HOMAGE TO FRANCIS BACON (STUDY FOR HEAD OF ISABEL RAWSTHORNE AND GEORGE DYER) Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Offset lithograph with cold foil stamp on paper Edition: 113 and 114 of 3...
Offset
David Hockney 'Mulholland Drive: The Road to the Studio'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This poster for the exhibition Mulholland Drive: The Road to the Studio by David Hockney is a visually striking piece that reflects Hockney's deep connection with Los Angeles and his...
Offset
$825
Nevermind - Playful Steel & Metal Street Sign Inspired Free Standing Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Positive street signs and mindful messages characterize the work of multidisciplinary artist Scott Froschauer. Froschauer utilizes a practice called "cultural jamming," which appropr...
Metal, Steel
Andy Warhol 'Heart (Open Candy Box)' 1993 Vintage Pop Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Heart (Open Candy Box) is an offset lithograph from a portfolio of five Andy Warhol prints published by te Neues, now long out of print and increasingly sought after by collectors. I...
Offset
$691
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - PEZ Dispenser YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
PEZ Dispenser YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 40 x 50 cm Condition: Brand...
LED Light, Neon Light
$963Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary Tiger Painting Acrylic on Fabriano Paper with Surreal Pattern
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Contemporary tiger painting in acrylic on Fabriano paper featuring a surreal repeating animal composition with strong decorative pattern and movement. This surreal tiger painting tra...
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - I KNOW NOT I KNOW Hand signed & numbered. Superflat, Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
I KNOW NOT, I KNOW Date of creation: 2010 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and UV varnish on paper Edition: 300 Size: 68.9 × 53 cm Condition: In mint conditions and not framed O...
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
$570
ANDY WARHOL - Dollar Sign YP x Andy Warhol. Design Neon LED Lamp. Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Dollar Sign YP x Andy Warhol Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 41 x 29 cm Condition: Brand n...
LED Light, Neon Light
$420
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - The Crown YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
Located in Madrid, Madrid
The Crown YP x JM Basquiat Date of creation: 2024 Medium: PVC or Silicon piping with LED lights mounted on recycled acrylic board Edition: Open Size: 40 x 30 cm Condition: Brand new...
LED Light, Neon Light
$375
Quality Time #6 - Original Quirky Color Drenched Figurative Still Life Artwork
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...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
Art Card: Roy Lichtenstein - Drowning Girl, 1963 Hand Signed postcard provenance
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph postcard Hand signed in ink by Roy Lichtenstein Published by the Museum of Modern Art The original 1963 painting was acquired by MoMA in 1971. This postcard was acq...
Postcard
Beam Me Doggie - Original Quirky Figurative Pop Art on Newspaper 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...
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
Spiral Dance - Original Quirky Figurative Pop Artwork on Newspaper 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...
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
JAVIER CALLEJA - Pop Top' Planter Pot Limited edition Modern Anime Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
JAVIER CALLEJA - Pop Top' Planter Pot Date of creation: 2020 Medium: Ceramic, crystal Edition: 500 Size: 17 x 21 x 18 cm Condition: In mint condition, brand new and never framed The...
Ceramic, Glass
$4,500
Walasse Ting - Green Cat, etching and aquatint, Signed/N, scarce Italian print
By Walasse Ting
Located in New York, NY
Walasse Ting 丁雄泉 Green Cat, 1984 Color etching and aquatint on copper plate, printed on Fabriano Rosaspina paper Pencil signed, numbered 178/230, dated 1984 along with artist's perso...
Ink, Mixed Media, Pencil, Graphite, Etching, Aquatint
$3,215 / item
TAKASHI MURAKAMI: Phantasma - Hand signed & numbered. Superflat, Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - PHANTASMA Date of creation: 2016 Medium: Offset lithograph with silver on paper Edition: 300 Size: 68 x 68 cm Observations: Offset lithograph with silver on paper ...
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
$110Sale Price|20% Off
ABSTRACT MOOD
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original hand drawn artwork by Daria Kusto. Ink ,acrylic markers on Paper, varnish. not including frame. The magic flow reality... Shipping from Spain, safely and promptly.
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
ABSTRACT FACE
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original hand drawn artwork by Daria Kusto. Ink ,markers on Paper, varnish. not including frame. The magic flow reality... Shipping from Spain, safely and promptly.
Permanent Marker, Acrylic
Lifetime of Adventures - Original Framed Figurative Man & Woman Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nelson De La Nuez is one of the most sought-after contemporary Pop artists practicing today. His striking, vivid mixed media artwork borrows motifs and messages from the language of ...
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$635
Empowering #21 - Original Color Drenched Figurative Still Life Artwork Framed
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...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
$115Sale Price|20% Off
BASQUIAT & HARING
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original hand drawn artwork by Daria Kusto. Ink , Watercolor ,markers on Paper, not including frame. The magic flow reality... Shipping from Spain, safely and promptly.
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$50,000Sale Price|20% Off
Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie II) (Feldman/Schellmann II.14), Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Title: Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie II) Year: 1966 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on wove paper Size: 24 x 30 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Sig...
Screen
Cowboy in Disguise - Original Western Inspired Figurative Artwork by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
Paper, Acrylic, Foam Board
$595Sale Price|20% Off
Venice, Pop Art Screenprint by Mori Shizume
By Mori Shizume
Located in Long Island City, NY
Venice by Mori Shizume, Japanese (1928–2014) Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200 Size: 21.5 in. x 30 in. (54.61 cm x 76.2 cm) Image Size: 15.75 x 27 ...
Screen
SKULL DOG
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original hand drawn artwork by Daria Kusto. Ink , markers on Paper, not including frame. The magic flow reality... Shipping from Spain, safely and promptly.
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Roy Lichtenstein Still Life with Goldfish Bowl Vintage Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Still Life with Goldfish Bowl is a 1980 vintage blank greeting card, originally printed for the Guggenheim Museum. The card is framed in a white wood frame with a front profile of 1 ...
Offset
$150
Andy Warhol Campbell's Soup Can Offset Print, Pop Art, 1990s, Unframed, 35.5x24
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction of Andy Warhol's iconic Campbell's Soup Can exemplifies his pioneering exploration of consumer culture and pop art. Originally created by Warhol in the 1960s, this ...
Offset
Original GRATEFUL DEAD Skull and Roses 1971 Tour poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Grateful Dead “Skeleton & Roses” Poster (1971) — Tour Blank. Grade A, A- condition, ready to frame. A striking 1971 Grateful Dead poster f...
Offset
$1,925
Je Ne Suis Pas Un Fasciste #10 - Abstract Figurative Color Drenched Artwork
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...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite, Canvas
Cherry Drop Glass - Original Quirky Still Life Pop Art on Newspaper 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...
Paper, Acrylic, Newsprint
New York Skyline 3, Pop Art Screenprint by Mori Shizume
By Mori Shizume
Located in Long Island City, NY
New York Skyline by Mori Shizume, Japanese (1928–2014) Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 210, AP 25 Size: 30 x 18 in. (76.2 x 45.72 cm)
Screen
Bouquet of Love
Located in London, GB
Takashi Murakami Bouquet of Love, 2012 signed and numbered by the artist Offset lithograph with cold stamp 68 x 68 cm Edition of 300 Produced by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd
Offset
Garrowby Hill Offset Print, Pop Art Style, Late 20th Century, Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hockney returned to his native Yorkshire in the 1990s and was inspired by the countryside he found there. Interpreting it through the lens of early 20th century artists such as Matis...
Offset
Original acetate positive for Ladies & Gentlemen ca. 1975 with provenance Framed
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Ladies & Gentlemen, ca. 1975 Acetate positive photograph Provenance: The Factory, (Andy Warhol's Studio) via Chromacomp (Warhol's printer, owned by Eunice & Jack ...
Photographic Paper
Keith Haring Apocalypse VI Offset Print, Framed Pop Art, 1980s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage offset lithograph postcard published by Art Unlimited Amsterdam. Printed in Holland. The postcard is framed in a black wood frame with a front profile of 1 inch and a side pr...
Offset
All You Need is a Cat
Located in Zofingen, AG
All You Need Is a Cat plays with a familiar cultural phrase, transforming it into a quiet emotional statement. In this painting, the cat is not just a character, but a metaphor for ...
Canvas, Acrylic
The One, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In a shaft of late-afternoon light, a woman sits half-submerged in an antique tub. The deep green walls around her fall into shadow. She looks at her rubber duc...
Oil
$5,500
John Travolta Interview Magazine cover (Hand Signed by Andy Warhol) + Provenance
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Historic signed Andy Warhol Interview cover - hand signed by Warhol with unique provenance. Elegantly framed and ready to hang! Andy Warhol Interview Magazine (hand signed by Andy W...
Lithograph, Offset
$903Sale Price|25% Off
Square 3D Wall Relief in Clay Floral Aggregation Mosaic in Soft Multicolor Tones
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This square wall sculpture presents a high-relief surface of densely packed, hand-modeled clay forms arranged in non-hierarchical clusters that evoke buds, seeds, and cellular struct...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
$2,500
David Hockney - Paris Review 25th Anniversary Limited Ed. vintage poster, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph poster on lithographic paper The image depicted on this poster is David Hockney's original gouache "Flower Study" created in 1980. Limited Edition of 500 not signed...
Lithograph, Offset
Roy Lichtenstein - I Know How You Made Me Feel, Brad! - MoMA VIP Invite, SIGNED
Located in New York, NY
Historically scarce -- hand signed museum invitations by Lichtenstein from MoMA, where the artist attended himself, rarely surface, especially when framed and preserved at this level...
Lithograph, Offset
Object in the Mirror, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vintage sedan cuts through a blazing blue desert sky as the driver glances out the window, caught between curiosity and concern. He knows mirages are common i...
Oil
Desert Drama, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist John Jaster captures a Southwestern landscape framed by two towering saguaro cacti and a dry creek bed winding through weathered cliffs. Vivid green and ...
Acrylic
$10,000
Robert Longo - Men in the Cities 1984 Signed artist-certified photograph, unique
By Robert Longo
Located in New York, NY
Robert Longo, Men in the Cities (Rick) , 1984 - unique artist-certified photographic document, 1992 Vintage photographic print on Kodak paper, with unique artist inscription and cert...
Photographic Paper, Pencil, Graphite
America: Her Best Product (Made in USA), Pop Art Lithograph by Ed Ruscha
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: after Ed Ruscha Title: America: Her Best Product (Made in USA) from the Kent Bicentennial Portfolio Year: 1975 Medium: Offset Lithograph (unsigned as issued) Image: 13 x 9 in...
Offset
Roy Lichtenstein 'Thinking Nude, State I' 1997 Vintage Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From the Nudes promotional portfolio published by Tyler Graphics in 1994, this rare offset lithograph was issued as part of an informational set including a printed title sheet listi...
Offset
$144Sale Price|25% Off
SKULL DOG
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by Daria Kusto. AcrIcrylic on Wotercolor Paper. The magic flow reality... Shipping from Spain, safely and promptly.
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Andy Warhol 'Vanishing Animals: Whooping Crane' 1991 Pop Art Vintage
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Offset lithograph from Andy Warhol: Vanishing Animals, a portfolio of six works published by te Neues in 1992 and printed in Germany. This particular image features the whooping cran...
Offset
1995 After David Hockney 'Dog Painting 43' Pop Art Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In the mid-1990s, David Hockney was deeply devoted to his two miniature dachshunds, Stanley and Boodge, who became his constant companions and artistic muses. Their presence inspired...
Offset
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Florence 1983 Offset Print in Pop Art Style, Edition of 2000
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The reproduction of Jean-Michel Basquiat's work titled "Florence, 1983" was used for a retrospective exhibition poster at a museum in Italy in 2002. Originally created as a very larg...
Offset
$250
Roy Lichtenstein 'Interior with Skyline, Collage for Painting' Vintage Pop Art
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This open edition reproduction of Interior with Skyline was published by LEM Italy with the approval of the Lichtenstein Foundation for an exhibition of his work in Rome in 2000. Buy...
Offset
Money 3-D pop art using perler beads framed gold contemporary pixels
Located in New York, NY
3-D hand made artwork using Perler beads and mixed media in a gold frame the artist lives and works out of Sweden and is represented by Krause Gallery in NYC
Plastic, Wood
By working with lettering, neon and Pop imagery, Chryssa pioneered several postmodern themes at a time when most male artists detested commercial mediums.
Celebrate the queen's Platinum Jubilee with a glittering, Pop-art version of the most famous and thought-provoking photo of Her Royal Majesty.
More than three decades after his death, the prolific Pop artist and cultural icon's body of work continues to captivate. Here's a primer of some of his most notable motifs and mediums.
Assouline imagines a most impressive trove of works by the Pop art star.
The artist who claimed to be superficial continues to intrigue audiences more than 30 years after his death.
A new exhibition in Philadelphia stars a complex decade that continues to inspire.