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.
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On the balcony , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
On the balcony , 70x70cm, print on canvas A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Sun and moon , 80x80cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Sun and moon , 80x80cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs. the sun and the moon symbolize dualism and the unity of opposites. The sun is often associated with masculinity, activity, st...
Canvas, Color
Barcelona for the Olympics, Abstract Lithograph by Cesar Baldaccini
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: César Baldaccini Title: Barcelona Year: 1992 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Paper Size: 36 x 26 inches (60 x 90 cm) Printed in 19...
Lithograph
Kaleidoscope III, Pop Art Screenprint by John Grillo
By John Grillo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Grillo, American (1917 - 2014) Title: Kaleidoscope III Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 22 x 30 inches Size: ...
Screen
$225Sale Price|55% Off
Campanula , 43x62cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Campanula , 43x62cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
$81,500
'Campbell's Soup I, Beef' F&S II.49, Original Andy Warhol Screenprint, 1960s
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sale. Please contact the seller for more details. 'Beef' is one of the 32 paintings that comprise Andy War...
Board, Color, Screen
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Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
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Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
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mountain landscape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
mountain landscape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
Virtual Insanity Screen Print, Pop Art, Signed, Limited Edition 60/80
By Hijack
Located in New York, NY
Street Pop Art limited edition silkscreen print ‘Virtual Insanity’ by prodigy contemporary street-artist Hijack, was created in 2020 as a part of his environmentally conscious series...
Paper, Screen
$38,000
Watermelon /// Andy Warhol Space Fruit Still Lifes Pop Art Screenprint Food Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Title: "Watermelon" Portfolio: Space Fruit: Still Lifes *Signed and numbered by Warhol in felt pen lower left Year: 1979 Medium: Original Sc...
Board, Screen
$225Sale Price|55% Off
Blue still life , 62x43cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue still life , 62x43cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Still Life with Lillies and Mixed Fruit
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...
Screen
$570
Glazed Doughnut, Horizontal Handmade Cyanotype in Blue Tones, Pop Art Food, 2026
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
Glazed Doughnut boldly transforms a recognizable pop culture icon through the handmade language of cyanotype, merging contemporary imagery with one of photography’s oldest analogue p...
Paper, Lithograph, Monotype
While the Earth Revolves at Night
Located in Miami, FL
Technical Information: James Rosenquist While the Earth Revolves at Night 1982 Pastel and pencil on paper 36 1/2 x 72 1/4 in. Unique Signed, dated, and titled Additional Technical ...
Mixed Media
Purple Tulips 1
By Alex Katz
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Adored by collectors and art lovers around the globe, Alex Katz is renowned for his elegant and distinctive version of figuration. Born in 1927, Katz has been dedicated to art-makin...
Rag Paper, Laser, Archival Pigment
Endless Summer, pop art, landscape, swimming, still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Painstakingly hand-drawn in Jack's signature style, 'Endless Summer' immortalises long summer afternoons. This giclée print is a signed and numbered reproduction of a coloured pencil...
Giclée, Paper
Regal Chief, Surrealist Still Life Screenprint by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Regal Chief Michael Knigin, American (1942–2011) Date: 1979 Screenprint, signed, numbered, dated, and titled in pencil Edition of AP Image Size: 18 x 25.5 inches Size: 21.5 x 29.5 in...
Screen
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
$18,950
Ex Voto
By Jim Dine
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Jim Dine (b. 1935) was one of the key artists that shaped American Pop art in the 1960s. Like Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol, Dine appropriated quintessential American images in his wo...
Etching, Aquatint
$1,440Sale Price|65% Off
Out of Stock - 2
By Penny
Located in Dallas, TX
Out of Stock - 2 Hand cut holes on reinforced Hahnemühle German Etching heavyweight Giclee print. Box framed and float mounted under museum quality no...
Handmade Paper, Giclée
$7,500
Jim Dine - Homage to poet Kenneth Koch, with Hearts, Pop Art lithograph Signed/N
By Jim Dine
Located in New York, NY
Jim Dine Kenneth Koch Homage (Oh Scarf of Paradise, Blue Sky is Bread to the Scarf), 1966 Color lithograph on blue grey wove paper with deckled edges 37 × 24 1/2 inches Pencil signed...
Lithograph
Space Fruit: Cantaloupes I, Large Screen Print, Pop Art, 1979
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print on Lenox Museum Board. From the Space Fruit portfolio. Unsigned and outside the published edition. Stamped with hand written identification number on verso by the Andy Warhol Authentication Board and accompanied with the original letter of authenticity issued by the Estate of Andy Warhol. Artwork size: 32.25 x 40.12 inches. Frame size: 37.75 x 45.75 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Andy Warhol’s Space Fruit...
Board, Screen
Takashi Murakami - Sincerity to You - Pop, Japanese, Editon of 300
Located in London, GB
Takashi Murakami Sincerity to You, 2023 Offset lithograph Hand signed and numbered by Takashi Murakami. Edition of 300 71 cm diameter - Sheet size published by Kaikai Kiki Co. ...
Lithograph, Offset
Collusionary Amalgam (Pop Art Print)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Eric White (b. 1968). Collusionary Amalgam, 2004. Giclee print on paper. Unframed. Ships rolled in tube. DESCRIPTION Eric White (American,1968), giclee on paper, pencil signe...
Giclée
'Flowers' F&S 71, Original Andy Warhol Screen Print, 1970s, Floral, Iconic
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
The specific information regarding edition will be provided at the time of sale. Please contact the seller for more details. Andy Warhol's 'Flowers' is one of his most iconic prints...
Board, Color, Screen
$4,110
Andy Warhol (after) Chanel N5 Original posters Perfume Complete Set of 4 posters
By Andy Warhol
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Andy Warhol created this image for Chanel in the 1980's but it was not until 1997 that Chanel decided to use it as a publicity in their add campaigns. They printed the different colo...
Linen, Offset
$850
Dress and Bow (White), Signed Pop Art Lithograph by Ana Mercedes Hoyos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ana Mercedes Hoyos is one of the most significant and distinguished figures in Colombian art today. Her work has been seen internationally since 1968 with solo exhibitions in Colombi...
Lithograph
Bananarama by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Bananarama aka It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It by BATIK signed limited edition POP ART print Paper Size Oversize 40...
Color, Archival Pigment
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Flower Blossom III, Large Hand Signed Serigraph, Custom Framed 45 x 52 in.
By Peter Max
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed lower right by Peter Max. Hand numbered 23/100 lower left. Sheet size: 30 x 37 inches. Custom framed as pictured. White frame with hand ...
Paper, Screen
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Artist's room , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Artist's room , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
$15,000
Tom Wesselmann - Deluxe Hand Signed Edition of 100, 1 Cent Life, Pop Art Framed
Located in New York, NY
Scarce Collectible - one of only 100 hand signed lithographs from the Deluxe Edition of the 1 Cent Life Portfolio, acquired from the Estate of Robert Indiana: Tom Wesselmann Deluxe ...
Lithograph
Dress and Bow (Yellow), Signed Pop Art Lithograph by Ana Mercedes Hoyos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ana Mercedes Hoyos is one of the most significant and distinguished figures in Colombian art today. Her work has been seen internationally since 1968 with solo exhibitions in Colombi...
Lithograph
Sun on Six (Jasper Johns linocut, hand signed and numbered 4/26)
By Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
Jasper Johns Sun on Six, 2000 Color linoleum cut on Gampi Torinoko paper Pencil signed, dated and numbered 4/26 on the front Published by Z Press, Calais, Vermont Frame included: ele...
Rice Paper, Pencil, Linocut
Wanderlust Goes South, Norfolk - Vintage Book Spines Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Wanderlust Goes South, vintage book spines photograph from Richard Heeps' Norfolk series. Browsing second hand book shops on holidays by the seaside is always a joy, you never know w...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
sisterhood , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas, Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Seascape , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Go Lucky, Norfolk - Vintage Book Spines Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Go Lucky, vintage book spines photograph from Richard Heeps' Norfolk series. Browsing second hand book shops on holidays by the seaside is always a joy, you never know what you might...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$250Sale Price|50% Off
Still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Still life , 70x70cm, print on canvas Edition 20 pcs.
Canvas, Color
Omelet Greta Garbo
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is the most influential and valuable American artist of the 20th century. Caviar20 has been championing his inimitable works on paper from the 1950s. We beli...
Watercolor, Lithograph
$225Sale Price|55% Off
Campanula , 62x43cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs.
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Campanula , 62x43cm, print on canvas.Edition 20 pcs. A different print size can be made upon request.
Canvas, Color
Go Lucky, Norfolk - Vintage Book Spines Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Go Lucky, vintage book spines photograph from Richard Heeps' Norfolk series. Browsing second hand book shops on holidays by the seaside is always a joy, you never know what you might...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Horse Blinders (south) and Horse Blinders (east)
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph and screenprint with collage (silver foil) Prints are different sizes: 36 1/2 x 68 inches (92.7 x 172.7 cm) and 36 5/8 x 64 inches (93 x 162.6 cm) Published by Multiples...
Silver
$2,500
Flower Garden (color trial proof) James Rosenquist Pop Art in black and white
Located in New York, NY
Based on Rosenquist’s 1961 grisaille oil painting Flower Garden, this work arranges a still life using an advertisement for gloves with part of an athlete’s torso. A number 1 can be ...
Lithograph, Screen