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.
"Yayoi Kusama legs"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of paintings created during my studies at the Academy. A second life for academism, mothballs, restrictions, prohibitions, conditions, and laws. I take dry and boring academ...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
$1,100
Broken Venus /// Jack Graves de Milo Greek Classics Contemporary Painting Woman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Broken Venus" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2026 Medium: Original ...
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
"Damien Hirst skeleton"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of paintings created during my studies at the academy. A second life for academicism, mothballs, frameworks, prohibitions, conditions, and laws. I take dry and boring academ...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
$341Sale Price|28% Off
Eros on Dolphin. Dionisian series by Marco Silombria
Located in Firenze, IT
Marco Silombria - Eros on a Dolphin, from the "Dionysian" series Textured painting on paper, signed and dated '90 Size: approx. 100cm x 72cm Condition: a small tear in the upper pa...
Acrylic, Illustration Board, Paper
"EROTIC I"
Located in New York, US
Bob Stanley (b. 1932 - d. 1997 New York, United States), an American painter renowned for his gritty depictions on canvas, which ingeniously incorporated photographs. His artistic jo...
Silk, Paper
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Pop Art Painting, Female Figure, Neon Bright Color, Juliet by Chris Watts
By Chris Watts
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
CHRIS WATTS "Juliet" Acrylic on Canvas 59 x 59 inches _____________________________________ Chris Watts is an award-winning graphic designer, singer-songw...
Canvas, Acrylic
Cartoon Curves, Modernist Naive Diptych in Playful Palette, Organic Forms, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Cartoon Curves Medium: Acrylic Painting on Watercolor Paper Size: 100x140 cm in total (100x70 cm, each panel), 40x55.2 inches in total (40x28 inches, each panel) Ye...
Paper, Oil
Yayoi Kusama Man, Nude Painting, Pencil and Acrylic on Paper, 2023
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of paintings created during my studies at the academy. A second life for academicism, mothballs, frameworks, prohibitions, conditions, and laws. I take dry and boring academ...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Ouch, Original Nude Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 2023
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The central idea of the painting is overthinking as a way of life. The tendency to overanalyze can be an immense strength and advantage, much like a powerful predator at the top of t...
Acrylic
"10:45 am"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"10:45 am" is an acrylic painting on canvas created from life and inspired by David Hockney’s Californian aesthetic. The composition presents a female figure seen from behind, standi...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Yayoi Kusama Hearts"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of paintings, academicism is dead. I take dry and boring academic drawings and transform them into vibrant contemporary art.
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
"Yayoi Kusama man"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of paintings, academicism is dead. I take dry and boring academic drawings and transform them into vibrant contemporary art.
Paper, Acrylic, Oil
$1,096
Purple, gray, bordeaux. Partly abstract original print with a nude woman
Located in Oslo, NO
This original woodcut and chine-collé print features a subtly abstract depiction of a nude woman, rendered with a delicate approach. The female figure is not bold or overpowering, bu...
Paper, Acrylic, Monoprint, Woodcut
Private Showing, Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: Private Showing Year: 1990 Medium: Acrylic and Enamel on Canvas on board, signed, titled and dated verso Size: 24 x 52 inches
Enamel
Erotic Target, Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002) - Erotic Target, Year: 1973, Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r., Size: 48 x 48 in. (121.92 x 121.92 cm), Frame Size: 48.5 x 48.5 inches
Acrylic
"Yayoi Kusama Model"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of paintings: "Academism is Dead." I take dry and boring academic drawings and transform them into vibrant contemporary art.
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
"Yayoi Kusama hands"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of paintings created during my studies at the Academy. A second life for academicism, mothballs, restrictions, prohibitions, conditions, and laws. I take dry and boring acad...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
"Yayoi Kusama hands"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of paintings created during my studies at the Academy. A second life for academicism, mothballs, restrictions, prohibitions, conditions, and laws. I take dry and boring acad...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
$771Sale Price|25% Off
Pop Art Painting, Modern Mixed Media Artwork - ANTIFRAGILE - 24x32in (80*60cm)
Located in Zofingen, AG
ABOUT THE ARTWORK "ANTIFRAGILE" is a compelling mixed media piece that marries the strength and intensity of classical forms with the vibrant, rebellious spirit of pop art. The cent...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$4,480Sale Price|20% Off
Untitled
By King Redd
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary pop art, Miami style!
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
Pop Art Painting, Female Figure, Bright Color, Neon Daisy by Chris Watts
By Chris Watts
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
CHRIS WATTS "Neon Daisy" Acrylic on Canvas 59 x 47.5 inches _____________________________________ Chris Watts is an award-winning graphic designer, singer...
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,900
Woman 1 , Acrylic, enamel, oil stick. metallic spray paint on Silkscreened board
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
This original acrylic, enamel, oil stick and metallic spray paint on silkscreen board by Ceravolo titled "Woman 1" is from the Women series of paintings he is currently creating. Th...
Enamel
Eduardo Úrculo, Piernas con botas
Located in Madrid, ES
EDUARDO ÚRCULO (1938-2003) "Piernas con botas" signed and dated "Úrculo / 81" (lower left) signed, titled, described and dated "ÚRCULO / "Piernas con bo...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Iron Women" Oil painting 31" x 20" inch by Alina Shimova
Located in Culver City, CA
"Iron Women" Oil painting 31" x 20" inch by Alina Shimova 2021 Alina Shimova is a young and ambitious artist from Moscow, Russia. Her creative journey began at an early age. Alina...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$1,250
H 17 in W 13 in D 2 in
Nude in the Studio, in Front of the Mirror - Portrait in Oil on Artist's Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude in the Studio, in Front of the Mirror - Portrait in Oil on Artist's Board Elegant seated nude woman by Pau Milosevich (American, b. 1936). A woman is seated in a studio, in fro...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$750,000
H 41.25 in W 31.25 in
O from the Hollywood Suite, Pop Art Painting by Mel Ramos
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - ) Title: O from the Hollywood Suite Year: 2009 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 39.5 in. x 30 in. (100.33 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame S...
Oil
$4,600
H 24 in W 18 in
"Hey Mickey" - Nude Female Pop Art Portrait, Oil Painting on Ampersand Board
By Suzy Smith
Located in Denver, CO
"This painting is what I would call a "Pop Art" painting that incorporates an Andy Warhol painting of Micky Mouse from my favorite decade to paint: the 1960's, in the background. The...
Oil, Board, Linen
$2,500
H 26.13 in W 14.13 in D 0.88 in
Nude with Tree at El Capitan - Yosemite Mid Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century figurative landscape of a nude female figure with tree at El Capitan, Yosemite, California by Margaret Wherry Ziegler (American, 1909-1989). Signed "M. Ziegler" lower right. Displayed in a rustic new silver gilt frame. Image, 24"H x 12"W. Margaret Wherry Ziegler was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 27, 1909. At a young age she traveled with her parents to the Philippines, Japan, India, Italy, Greece, and Europe. She studied art at the Cincinnati Art Academy, Minneapolis Art Institute, the University of the Philippines, and the California College of Arts and Crafts. While in Japan she studied Japanese brush painting...
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
Nude Native American Indian Girl on Burlesque Stage
Located in Miami, FL
A nude Native American Indian girl, crowned with a feathered headdress, poses on the Burlesque stage while male onlookers visually devour her. The paintin...
Paper, Mixed Media, Board, Acrylic
$5,000
H 39 in W 23 in D 1 in
Lady with Books 3, Framed Acrylic Painting, 39x23in, Contemporary Art in Florida
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Lady with Books 3", 39x23in / 100x60cm. Shipped as it is, stretched, framed from Florida. Framed size 41.5x25.7in Free shipping with 1stDibs code This particular piece is in my s...
Canvas, Acrylic
$25,000
H 11.5 in W 8.5 in
The Male Gaze: Playboy Cartoon, Watercolor on Illustration Board, 1969
Located in Miami, FL
We often hear about the "Female Gaze." It's how women view art and society from the female perspective. However, we rarely hear about the " Male Gaze" . In this 1969 Playboy cartoon,...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil
$1,713
H 10.63 in W 13.78 in
Deux Poses — Modern Cubist Nude in Diachronic Style, Acrylic on Canvas, 2025
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
2 Poses 27 x 35cm Acrylic on canvas A compelling cubist nude composition that captures the essence of movement and intimacy. The piece showcases two reclining figures fragmented in...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,313
H 35.44 in W 39.38 in D 0.99 in
Whispers of Time: The Gathering, original painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Whispers of Time: The Gathering" is a captivating new addition to Tetyana Pchelnykova's esteemed "Cycle of Being" series. This evocative painting, measuring grandly, draws the viewe...
Canvas, Acrylic
$514
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.71 in
Mavka and the Woodland Fairy: Enchanted Garden, "Gardens of Resilience" series
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting from the "Gardens of Freedom" series, a woodland garden unfolds before the viewer's eyes. Through the foliage, the face of Mavka emerges, with a fairy seated on her...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,016
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.71 in
In Shelter Under Protection, original painting by Tetiana Pchelnykova
Located in Zofingen, AG
In my latest painting, 'In Shelter, Under Protection', I, Tetyana Pchelnykova, respond to the tragic events of the bombing of Kyiv by fascist Russia during the New Year holidays. Thi...
Canvas, Acrylic
Peter KLASEN (1935-…) , "Experiment I"
By Peter Klasen
Located in Paris, FR
Peter Klasen is a German artist who settled in Paris in 1959. He joined the international Avant-Garde in Paris, fleeing post-war defeated and divided Germany. He is among the artists...
Acrylic, Board
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 39 in W 23 in D 1 in
Lady with Books 1 Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 39x23in in Florida
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Lady with Books 1", 39x23in / 100x60cm. Shipped as it is, stretched, framed from Florida. Framed size 41.5x25.7in Free shipping with 1stDibs code This particular piece is in my s...
Canvas, Acrylic
Odessa.Grekivka.Masha.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Odessa.Grekivka.Masha. A bold Pop Art composition depicting a seated female nude in profile near an open window. Set in an interior with vibrant blue walls and sculptural accents, th...
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 60 in W 48 in
LOVE, AMRITA: Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This black and white figurative painting titled "LOVE, AMRITA" is an original acrylic on canvas painting by Jasjyot Singh Hans me...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 39.38 in W 28.35 in
Dionysian. Three Male Figures Dancing Around a Golden Sun. By Marco Silombria
Located in Firenze, IT
Dionysian. Three Male Figures Dancing Around a Golden Sun Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 - Albissola, 2017) Acrylic and gold leaf on black paper Signed and dated '96 at lower edge Siz...
Paper, Acrylic, Illustration Board
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H 39.38 in W 28.35 in
Gianluca Vialli - Captain of Juventus with UEFA Champions League trophy 1994-95
Located in Firenze, IT
Gianluca Vialli - Captain of Juventus Holding the UEFA Champions League Trophy 1995-1996 Technique: Charcoal on paper, Signed and dated ’96 Author: Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 - A...
Paper, Charcoal, Carbon Pencil
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H 17.72 in W 27.56 in D 0.08 in
The body of a slim young man. 1970s. Marco Silombria signed.
Located in Firenze, IT
The body of a slim young man. 1970s. Marco Silombria signed. Marco Silombria, Italian advertising graphic designer, artist and ceramist. charcoal and wax on paper. Signed bottom righ...
Paper, Charcoal, Wax Crayon
Moyo 80x100cm
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Moyo,80x100,2020
Canvas, Tempera
The Swimmer. Young Guy in a Swimming Pool.
Located in Firenze, IT
The swimmer. Marco Silombria (Savona, 1936 - Albissola, 2014) Painted on paper, mixed technique Hand signed lower right "Silombria". Painting represent...
Paper, Pencil
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H 46 in W 36 in D 1 in
Striking Pop Art 1970s large oil painting by Modern British artist Ewart Johns
By Ewart Johns
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very eye-catching and expansive Pop Art painting of a male nude set against a painted graphic design from 1976 by British born artist Ewart Johns. The strong blue, green and yello...
Canvas, Oil
Relaxation, 40x40cm
By Nina Tsoriti
Located in Yerevan, AM
Relaxation, 40x40cm
Canvas, Tempera
Neighbor.
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Vadym Mykhalchuk "Neighbor."
Canvas, Oil
I Believe You to be HER!
By King Redd
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary pop art, Miami style!
Canvas, Acrylic
Cowgirl
By Ron English
Located in Dallas, TX
Pink Canvas With A Green Woman With A Cow Head
Oil
1950's Pin Up Girl Oil Painting on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb original oil painting on canvas, depicting this 1950's glamour pin up girl. The painting is unsigned but very much in the style of the British painter of this subject matter, ...
Oil
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H 48 in W 30 in D 1.38 in
"The Naked Effect" Pop Art Mixed Media Collage of Michelangelo's David Sculpture
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H 48 in W 36 in D 1.75 in
"Window Dressing" Black and White Nude Female Mixed Media Pop Art Collage
By Jim Hudek
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white pop art mixed media collage by Houston, Texas artist Jim Hudek. Collage depicting a nude female looking out of a window. Signed by artist at bottom right. Unframed bu...
Mixed Media, Magazine Paper, Digital, Board
Rachel
By Noel Rockmore
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Sorry for the reflections from the glass.) Noel Rockmore was a celebrated and eccentric New Orleans artist whose work is prized today. This wonderfully ...
Plastic, Oil, Watercolor
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H 51 in W 33 in D 2.5 in
"Amethyst Goddess" Pop Art Nude Portrait Painting in Crushed Glass and Minerals
By Jose Masis-Oliver
Located in Houston, TX
Pop art-inspired painting/sculpture created with crushed glass and minerals of a nude female goddess. Signed on the front in lower right corner. Hung in a matte white frame. Dimensi...
Glass, Resin, Oil