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.
The Road to Death Valley, Mojave Desert, California - Landscape Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
'The Road to Death Valley', taken in the Majove Desert, California, features a clouded blue sky met my mountains on the horizon. This American landscape artwork is part of Richard He...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Wrapped Coast - Little Bay, Australia, 1968-9 (Signed Christo and Jeanne-Claude)
Located in New York, NY
Wrapped Coast - Little Bay, Australia, 1968-9 (Signed Christo and Jeanne-Claude) Wrapped Coast - Little Bay, Australia, 1968-9 (Hand Signed by Christo and Jeanne-Claude) , 2016 Photo...
Photographic Paper, Lithograph
Andy Warhol Unique SGP of Jon Gould Jumping off Rock in Montauk, circa 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Silver Gelatin
$944
Japapese Stamp Collection 'Mount Fuji' - Conceptual Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Japanese Stamp Collection 'Mount Fuji'. Historic postage stamps that make up the Heidler & Heeps Stamp Collection, have been given a twenty-first century pop art lease of life. The f...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Sandy, Seaside Heights - American Landscape Typography Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Seaside Heights boardwalk beach after Hurricane Sandy American landscape typography photography by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss photographic print f...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$36,000
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....
Paper, Lithograph
"We All Shine On", Contemporary, Star, Neon, Blue, Cyanotype, Mixed Media
By Marie Craig
Located in Franklin, MA
Marie Craig's "We All Shine On" is an original montage of four hand-colored deep blue photographs of the Mill Mountain Star. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photogra...
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Photogram
$2,143
Ed Ruscha, Various Small Fires and Milk - Pop Art, Conceptual Art, Artist's Book
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (American, b.1937) Various Small Fires and Milk, 1964/1970 Medium: Artist’s book (48 pages), glassine dust jacket Dimensions: 17.8 x 14.2 cm Second edition (1970): 3000 unn...
Paper
Andy Warhol Unique SGP of Palm Trees on St. Maarten, 1983
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
In April 1983, Warhol travels to St. Martin with Jon Gould, Christopher Makos & Peter Wise. On April 15, he remarks in his diaries, “The most beautiful day in the world. Photographed all day." This is a unique work. Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in. Framed dimensions: 16.25 x 18.25 x 1.25 in. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation...
Silver Gelatin
$30,000
Andy Warhol Unique SGP of The Statue of Liberty and World Trade Center, 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Provenance: Estate of the Artist, to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, to Private Collector London, to current collector Los Angeles Exhibition H...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP of Jon Gould Walking Cliffside Montauk, circa 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP John & Kimiko Powers Home near Aspen, 1979
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique taken by Warhol while out exploring the countryside with Jed Johnson and Catherine Guinness. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and T...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique Silver Gelatin Print Aspen Valley Hospital Sign, circa 1980
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Art...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP Snowy Aspen Colorado Landscape, circa 1981
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
Silver Gelatin
Mind Screen (Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mind Screen (Last Picture Show), 2005, Edition 2/10, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label included artist Inventory Nr. 1043.11 not mounted LIFE’...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
On the Rocks (Long Way Home) - analog, 58x57cm
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
On the Rocks (Long Way Home) - 1999, 58x57cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print based on a Polaroid, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper. ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Max turning (Long Way Home) - Analog hand-print, vintage, Alien, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max turning (Long Way Home) - 1999 58x56cm, Edition 3/10, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Max and Radha sitting on Rock (Long Way Home) - featuring Radha Mitchell, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max and Radha sitting on Rock (Long Way Home) - 1999 featuring Radha Mitchell 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate an...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Coney's, Porthcawl - British Seaside Beach Typography Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Coney's, Porthcawl, photograph from Richard Heeps On-Sea series. The series captures the essence of the Great British 'Staycation'. Richard has captured iconic signs around the world...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Sandy, Seaside Heights - American Landscape Typography Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Seaside Heights boardwalk beach after Hurricane Sandy American landscape typography photography by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss photographic print f...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Just Landed (Long Way Home) - featuring Radha Mitchell, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Just Landed (Long Way Home) - 1999 featuring Radha Mitchell 57x56cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #260. Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$1,255
Three Framed Salton Sea Artworks - American Landscape Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Three Framed Salton Sea Photographs. A collection of blue hued landscapes and waterscapes from Richard Heeps travels, American road trips shooting his ...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Six Piece Framed Desert Oasis Artworks - American Landscape Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Six Piece Desert Oasis Framed Photography Installation. A collection of blue hued landscapes and waterscapes from Richard Heeps travels, American road trips shooting his series Drea...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$3,765
Nine Piece Framed Desert Oasis Installation - American Landscape Color Photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Nine Piece Desert Oasis Framed Photography Installation. A collection of blue hued landscapes and waterscapes from Richard Heeps travels, American road trips shooting his series Dre...
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Campbell's, Kings Lynn - British Architecture Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Campbell's Soup, the iconic architecture of the UK factory, photograph by Richard Heeps. Printed full frame presented with the Kodak film border, first executed in Richard's darkroom...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$627
Japapese Stamp Collection 'Mount Fuji' - Conceptual Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Japanese Stamp Collection 'Mount Fuji'. Historic postage stamps that make up the Heidler & Heeps Stamp Collection, have been given a twenty-first century pop art lease of life. The f...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$11,200
Russian Bomb (Semipalatinsk), Hand Signed Digital Print, Signed Edition of 35
By Robert Longo
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Published by Hatje Cantz Verlag, Berlin. Image: 21.75 x 15.75 in. Sheet: 23.875 x 17.875 in. Frame: 32.5 x 26.5 in. Artwork is in exce...
Digital, Paper
Andy Warhol Unique Silver Gelatin Print of Gulfstream Airplane, 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Dated 'Apr 23 1982' (on the reverse). This photo was taken by Warhol during a shoot for a U.S. Airways commercial. Andy notes in his diary on April 12, 1982: ...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP of a Kentucky Antebellum Mansion, 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
As indicated in The Warhol Diaries, May 1, 1982, Warhol traveled to Louisville, Kentucky and Churchill Downs to experience the Kentucky Derby with Jon Gould, Richard Weisman & Ca...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP of Jon Gould Montauk Beach Walk, circa 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP of Jon Gould Observing Palm Beach Scene, circa 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP of The Watergate Hotel, Washington, DC, circa 1980
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number and initialed Tim...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP of Jon Gould Walking in Surf in Montauk, circa 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP Glyptothek Museum Munich, 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Dated 'JUN 01 1982' on the reverse. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP of Madrid Skyline in Spain, 1983
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Dated 'Jan 24 1983' (on the reverse). Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundat...
Silver Gelatin
$18,000
Andy Warhol, View from The Factory at 860 Broadway Looking Down at Union Sq West
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken by Andy Warhol from The Factory at 860 Broadway looking down at the prior Factory at 33 Union Square West. It is illustrated in The Andy Warh...
Silver Gelatin
Burlesque Show Place Pigalle, Miami Beach
Located in Miami, FL
Burlesque Show on Miami Beach, Collins Avenue facade, featuring a vintage car, with Kathy King and Cindy Ember headlining at the Exciting International Revue on Collins Avenue, Miami, 1974. This was what a strip club...
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"St. Louis Sunset Donuts" photographic arrangement of Donuts on Rag paper
By Candice CMC
Located in Southampton, NY
You have read about the extraordinary donut portraits by Candice CMC on social media world-wide and we are excited and proud to represent her work and feature this new creation "St. Louis Sunset Donuts". This one of a kind photo arrangement titled "St. Louis Sunset Donuts" is printed on 100% rag paper by Candice CMC and features a donut created image of the iconic St. Louis Arch set against a sunset skyline of the city of St Louis...
Archival Ink, Rag Paper
Desejos #6 - Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York City, NY
Fernanda Naman Desejos #6 Yves Saint Laurent 40 x 60 inches Edition of 9
Plexiglass, C Print
Andy Warhol Unique Silver Gelatin Print Greek Revival - Building Facade
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Dated 'Jun 14 1982' (on the reverse). Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Founda...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique Silver Gelatin Print of Modernist Buildings in Madrid
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number. The work comes ...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique SGP Glyptothek Museum Munich, 1982
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Dated 'JUN 01 1982' on the reverse. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy...
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Blue Lagoon
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Mixed media by Nemo Jantzen. Handmade resin domes on board. Content: Travel, luxury, cityscapes, holidays, summer time, surf, etc. Born and raised in The Hague in 1970, Nemo Jantze...
Epoxy Resin, Photographic Paper