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.
Surfing Snoopy - Colorful Figurative Cartoon Acrylic 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...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$1,475
Bright Red Board - Abstract Colorful Summer Still Life Mixed Media Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Michael Giliberti’s original artworks are characterized by vivid colors and powerful compositions. His work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern wall art. The inspirations ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Portrait Dachshund Dog Parade 2 - FRENCH SCHOOL Chut les Barbizons! DOG
Located in Zofingen, AG
Dachshund Dogs Super Proud walk In the artistic world, animals have always been key protagonists in expressing the power and beauty of the wild. Artists often use animals as symbols...
Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Red Roof Rolling Hills, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vibrant farm landscape features a patchwork of rolling fields in shades of green, yellow, and orange. Cows graze across the sloping hills. In the mid-ground, ...
Acrylic
$375
Empowering #23 - Abstract Quirky Colorful Figurative Mixed Media Art on Paper
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
$1,475
This is Sunset Blvd - Abstract Colorful Landscape Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas
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
$375
Wall St. Studies #4 - Abstract Colorful Money Inspired Mixed Media Art on Paper
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
$375
London Ravers #22 - Abstract Colorful Figurative Mixed Media Artwork on Paper
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
$755
Giant Donut in Inglewood (Red) - Framed Colorful Still Life Mixed Media 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, Mixed Media, Spray Paint,...
$14,500
Beautiful, Everlasting, Inexhaustibly Interesting, Revelatory Painting Signed
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst H12-4: Beautiful, Everlasting, Inexhaustibly Interesting, Self-Revelatory Gyration Painting, 2023 Mixed Media Giclée print on poly-cotton artist canvas mounted on a birc...
Plywood, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Giclée
Felony Money - Original Monopoly Man Figurative Acrylic Pop 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...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
$405
OK Then; Everybody Out #25 - Abstract Figurative Political Art on Giclee Print
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, Giclée
Blue Hour Buzz - Original Blue Martini Glass Mixed Media 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...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Yacht Life - Framed Abstract Illustrative Figurative 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 ...
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Paper
"Bernard the Bull" - Acrylic on Canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Melinda has studied life and its movements, developing a remarkably keen artistic technique with her flowing expressionistic style. Growing up in the Midwest she was enamored with n...
Canvas, Acrylic
Mickey's Dreamland - Original Pop Art Painting with Cartoon Character
By Naguy Claude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Naguy Claude mixes popular culture icons and street art with comic and cartoon characters, as well as famous superheroes, in his original layered mixed media paintings. His artworks ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Untitled (Pink and Gold Tie) - Figurative Portrait Woman Pop Art Painting
By Hilary Bond
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In bold, acrylic line paintings, US artist Hilary Bond depicts the heads and torsos of women, often repeating the image in overlapping compositions. Her contemporary groups of pop cu...
Canvas, Acrylic
Love Times Twelve - Original Red Hearts 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
Franco Angeli Half Dollar Black and Gold Pop Art Painting, 1966
Located in Roma, IT
Half Dollar, 1966, an Italian Pop Art painting by Franco Angeli (Rome, 1935–1988). Executed on canvas using a stencil technique, the work reinterprets the imagery of the American hal...
Stencil
Elvis After Elvis - Abstract Original Figurative Acrylic 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...
Acrylic, Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink
"LA II Street Tags" Graffiti Street Art Acrylic Spray Paint and Ink on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a classic representation of Angel Ortiz's graffiti and calligraphic art style. He sometimes uses subjects such as giant flowers, fish, character cats, money bags, and f...
Canvas, Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$2,800Sale Price|37% Off
Sea Winds
Located in Atlanta, GA
J. C. Morey is a Spanish artist from the province of Alicante. He was born into a family of artists and connected to the art world since the 60s, which gave him the opportunity from...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$600Sale Price|85% Off
John Wayne, "Life is Hard; It's Harder if you're Stupid": Pop Art Style
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 i...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,000Sale Price|77% Off
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend
Located in Atlanta, GA
J. C. Morey is a Spanish artist from the province of Alicante. He was born into a family of artists and connected to the art world since the 60s, which gave him the opportunity from ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Damien Hirst (3)", Painting on cut aluminium, Pop Kinetic art, 60 x 60 cm
By Jose Guedes
Located in Carballo, ES
The root of Guedes's work is located in the MADÍ movement, of Argentine origin and little repercussion in Spain, which attaches great importance to the tensions that are established ...
Digital Pigment
$3,740
"White Swimsuit White Sunglasses" Figurative Collage Composition on Panel Board
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a colorful collage composition portrait of a Pin-up model from the 1950s, as Jon Davenport explores the process of deconstructing iconic imagery from the past and present. Davenport start’s out with photos of his paint-stained studio floor and collages in articles/advertising from an array of vintage magazines collected over the years; plus any other interesting stuff captured on his travels. He then transfers the images to a panel board, layering them on with gel medium, together with strokes, splashes, drips, and splats of paint. Once it's dry, another layer of gel medium is poured on to give it a melting effect. After it drys off again, another layer of paint is added to embellish a few areas and to accentuate or fade out certain aspects. And then, he finally adds a coat of polyurethane for protection and making the colors pop. This unique work is executed on a wood panel board and comes ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso, signed by the artist lower right. Art measures 36 x 24 inches From biology student to owning and running a creative agency in London to a career as a fine artist, life has taken Jon Davenport on a rewarding and unconventional journey. Despite his scientific beginnings, he’s always had a strong artistic streak weaving its way through his different career paths. Growing up in Ipswich, UK, Jon was always an avid drawer, and could often be found with a pencil and paper in hand. With the arrival of his first computer, he embraced the new frontier of digital art and had work published in one of those early computer magazines. His creative urges took a backseat to get a biology degree at Brunel University in London. It was afterward, in his first job working at the Archant newspaper group in Ipswich, that he quickly progressed from plate maker to becoming an integral member of the art studio. It was during this time that he taught himself photoshop, desktop publishing, and graphic & web design. After a few years, he set up a design agency, and eventually went full time and moved to London. This proved to be a successful move, working for a number of clients such as Nike and Virgin, and gaining praise from the likes of Richard Branson and Tony Blair. It wasn’t until Jon moved to the USA to marry his wife, Atlanta artist Christy Kinard...
Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Polyurethane
$6,200
"Fly Away With Me" Multicolor Paper Butterflies Painting on Canvas w Shadow Box
Located in New York, NY
This piece is executed with hand cut butterflies, and comes displayed in an acrylic shadow box. These works conjure sensations of nostalgia, created from paper, cutting out colorful ...
Canvas, Paper, 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
Dandelion Bat - Original Whimsical Nocturnal Animal Oil Painting on Wood Panel
By JJ Galloway
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JJ Galloway is an internationally collected artist known for her whimsical paintings and sculptures that combine people, animals, and food. Using oils, watercolors, and mixed media, ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Painted Art Jacket: Picasso, Cezanne & Monet, hand signed by Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
"The Art Jacket" is an entirely unique piece - a piece of wearable art - a hand painted jacket that Rauschenberg signed for the artist who made it - that makes a fantastic conversation piece that you simply won't find anywhere else in the world! Hand signed by BOTH Robert Rauschenberg and artist Rudy Ramirez Artists whose names appear on the jacket are: PICASSO, CEZANNE, MONET, GAUGIN - and of course Rauschenberg Robert Rauschenberg and Rudy Ramirez Art Jacket, hand painted by Raul "Rudy" Ramirez, hand signed by the artist and also (autographed on camera by Robert Rauschenberg), 1982 Cloth jacket with acrylic paint; hand signed in marker by Robert Rauschenberg 30 1/2 × 18 inches hand signed on the sleeve by Robert Rauschenberg; and hand signed in the front by Rudy. See photo of Rauschenberg signing Robert Rauschenberg signed...
Cotton, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Mixed Media, Textile
Statue of Liberty, Signed Acrylic Painting by Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Max was born in Berlin in 1937 but his family moved to China when he was still very young. In fact, the young Max would move frequently with his family, learning about a variet...
Canvas, Acrylic
Joe Cool Lean - Framed Abstract Illustrative Figurative Snoopy 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 ...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$160Sale Price|20% Off
Audrey's Flower - Portrait Artwork Mixed Media Original
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss artist Marion Duschletta transforms luxury objects and urban landscapes from around the world into unique layered artworks. She combines an intriguing mixture of urban photogra...
Mixed Media, Board, Acrylic
Sun over Sonoran Desert, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Soft blues and reds sweep through this impressionistic sunset over the Sonoran Desert. The sun glows on the horizon, illuminating the cactus and shrubs scattere...
Acrylic
$913Sale Price|20% Off
Colorful Floral Bubble Wall Sculpture Polymer Clay Mosaic Wall Art Painting
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Colorful floral bubble wall sculpture composed of hundreds of hand-modeled polymer clay elements, creating a lightweight mosaic of color, texture and organic growth. Flower Bubbles ...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
"Multitasking" Pop Art Street Posters Décollage Painting on Canvas of Kate Moss
By Gieler
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts famous British model Kate Moss. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops with energy and romantic beauty. Its com...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"The Dessert Party" - Female Pop Art Portrait, Oil Painting on Artefex Panel
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
"This is another "Pop Art" painting that includes one of my favorite Wayne Thiebaud paintings as a background. This cake painting is also from...
Linen, Panel, Oil
$1,141
Blue Floral Bubble Clay Wall Relief 3D Mosaic Panel in Hand Molded Texture
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Blue floral bubble clay wall relief in hand molded ceramic forming a 3D mosaic panel with layered texture and multicolor composition. This wall-mount...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
Pop Art Breached Crate Top Frame Street Art Edvard Munch Yellow 25x25
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and Spray on canvas inside a artfully breached crate top - a sneal peek inside - 1/1 - Thirsty Bstrd is a french visual artist from Paris, using spray paint, stencils, sti...
Canvas, Plexiglass, Spray Paint, Acrylic
$273
Small Green Portrait Painting in Acrylic on Wood with Ornate Pink Resin Frame
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Small green portrait painting in acrylic and Posca marker on wood, presented in an ornate, hand-painted pink resin frame. Natasha Lelenco brings the intimacy of miniature portraitur...
Acrylic, Resin, Wood Panel, Permanent Marker
Umbrella Man #3, Unique Acrylic Painting on Paper, Hand Signed, 1990
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique, one of a kind acrylic painting on paper. Hand signed upper front and remarqued and signed on verso by Peter Max. Paper size: 12 x 10 inches. Frame size: 17 x 15 inches. A...
Paper, Acrylic
Sweet Spiral - Abstract Snack Food Still Life Acrylic Artwork 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...
Acrylic, Newsprint
$3,994
Large Abstract Bubble Wall Sculpture in Hand Molded Clay 3D Mosaic Panel
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Large abstract bubble wall sculpture in hand molded clay forming a multicolor 3D mosaic panel with high relief surface. This large-scale wall sculpture is composed of individually h...
Clay, Spray Paint, Board
$21,000
Lumen
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Mark Knoerzer is best known for his abstract paintings, light installations and hand painted wooden sculptures. Using color and extensive layering to create geometric images and emergent symbols, Knoerzer has developed a unique visual language that, while often highly formal and even symmetrical, nevertheless reflects an intense commitment to beauty and the sheer pleasure of seeing. Knoerzer’s 2019 solo show Half-Life was reviewed by Cate McQuaid in The Boston Globe. His work has also appeared in documentaries as diverse as Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie, which was selected for the Tribeca Film...
Epoxy Resin, Wood, Oil, Acrylic
$375
Sans Titre (Retired) - Abstract Colorful Figurative Mixed Media Artwork on Paper
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
3-D Pop Art Framed Pixel Artwork, Contemporary Pixels, 18x22" Pulp Fiction
Located in New York, NY
3-D hand made artwork using Perler beads and mixed media in a found painting in a vintage frame the artist lives and works out of Sweden and is represented by Krause Gallery in NYC
Plastic, Wood
Pop art Breached Crate Top Frame street art Warhol Marilyn Pink
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and Spray pon cavas inside a artfully breached crate top - a sneal peek inside - 1/1 - Thirsty Bstrd is a french visual artist from Paris, using spray paint, stencils, sti...
Plexiglass, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Canvas
Holding Ships
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Jeni Stallings creates work that often draws from her dreams and personal experiences. She tends to render those moments in a muted, femininity-infused surrealism far from the hard-...
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
$19,600Sale Price|20% Off
Untitled - Lamb - Mixed Media by Mario Schifano - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled - Lamb is an artwork realized by the Italian artist Mario Schifano in 1995. Original mixed media, acrylic and enamel. Painting on canvas with sculpture relief. Hand-sign...
Mixed Media
$500Sale Price|87% Off
Queen Elizabeth: Pop Art, Unframed, Acrylic Painting, Contemporary
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 ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Under a Harvest Moon, Original Painting
By John Jaster
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A bright harvest moon illuminates the edges of gray and blue clouds, casting its glow over a small house with an orange door. Birch trees in autumn colors sta...
Acrylic
Jonathan Winters Screenprint Canvas Painting Airplane Hollywood Hang Ups Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Overall 21 X 27 image is 17.25 X 23.5 This is a mixed media print on canvas by beloved comedian and artist Jonathan Winters. This one depicts old biplane airplanes and parachutes ...
Canvas, Screen
$1,000
A Triumphant Spirit - Original Figurative Woman Charcoal Monochromatic Floral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert Lebsack creates artworks using mixed media with ink, acrylic, and charcoal on archival copies of newspapers, textbooks, and sheet music. As a visionary artist, Lebsack weaves ...
Charcoal, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$65,000
Kenny Scharf - Val Wong Worm, dazzling unique signed Painting, Framed Provenance
By Kenny Scharf
Located in New York, NY
Kenny Scharf Val Wong Worm, 2006 Oil, acrylic, silkscreen and rhinestones on paper Signed, dated and titled by the artist on the die-cut window on the back Frame Included: elegantly ...
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Screen
1970s Italian Signed Pop Art Painting
By Dante Ricci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful 1970s Italian portrait of a young woman in full Pop Art style. Pastel on paper This artwork, never before on the market, comes from an important private collection and is b...
Pastel
$199,996Sale Price|20% Off
Andy Warhol, Painting on Canvas, Unique, Framed, 1983, Fish, Toy Suite
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Fish Portfolio: The Toy Suite Medium: Original painting on canvas Date: 1983 Edition: Unique Frame Size: 20" x 23" Sheet Size: 11" x 14" Signature: Estate...
Canvas, Paint
$2,250Sale Price|55% Off
Flower Power: Mixed Media on Canvas with Resin, Contemporary Figurative
By Enric Pont
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting. Gallery wrapped canvas. Enric Pont was born in Atzeneta d ́Albaida, a province of Valencia, Spain ...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$1,025
Beach Ball Buoyancy - Abstract Colorful Figurative Feminine 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...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Street Life - Original Vibrant Colorful Graffiti Pop Art w/ Snoopy Cartoon
By Naguy Claude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Naguy Claude mixes popular culture icons and street art with comic and cartoon characters, as well as famous superheroes, in his original layered mixed media paintings. His artworks ...
Wood, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic