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Wolfgang Loesche (b. 1947, Gotha, Germany) Signed Acrylic, Pop Art Donald Duck
Located in Bridgeport, CT
colorful balloons. The inset caption reads "I Think He Forgot the Road". The artist is inspired by Pop Art
Category

20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Pop Art Classic, a 1960s Tiffany Style Moulded Leaded Ceiling Shade
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pop Art Classic, a 1960s Tiffany Style Moulded Leaded Ceiling Shade This design is based on the
Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Lead

Large Multicolor Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, Italy, 1970s
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Post Modern NYC Vignelli Subway Pop Art Coat Rack Alan Wisniewski Umbra Italy
By Umbra, Massimo Vignelli
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Post Modern, 1972 New York City Subway Pop Art Transit Map inspired pop art Multi Hook Wall Hanger
Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Vintage Pop Art Poster " Jetzt Reichts Aber " By Lothar Gunther Buchheim, 1968
By Peter Max
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Psychedelic Pop Art Poster " Jetzt Reichts Aber " By Lothar Gunther
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Vintage Pop Art Poster "Love Love Love" By Lothar Gunther Buchheim, 1969
By Peter Max
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Psychedelic Pop Art Poster " Love Love Love " By Lothar Gunther Buchheim
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Posters

Materials

Paper

Large Multicolor Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, Italy, 1970s
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Large Green Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design 1970s Italy
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s Original
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Extra Large Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, 1970s, Italy
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

1970s String Geometric Late Pop Op Art Wall Sculpture Vintage Psychedelic
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderfully preserved piece of late Hippie Era Wall Art. 24 inch square, hung diagonally.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

String

Pair 80s John Risley Inspired Man and Woman Pop Art Bar Stools
By John Risley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1980s pair of John Risley inspired Pop Art Man and Woman heavy wrought iron chairs or bar stools
Category

Vintage 1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Andy Warhol Bodley Gallery announcement 1957 (1950s Andy Warhol)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Mid century modern. Pop Art. Andy Warhol advertising Andy Warhol illustrator.
Category

1950s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Danish Rya Rug Orange-Mustard-Brown 70 s / Modernist scandinavian pop art
Located in Seaford, GB
of retro circles in vibrant orange, burnt umber, chestnut, and golden mustard tones, this mid-century
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Extra Large Vintage pop art Opaline Florence Vase Design 1970s, Italy
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s Original vintage 1970s Pop
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

large Scupture wall lamp, Pop Art, Signed Jacques Lerebourg circa 1970
By Jacques Lerebourg
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
large Scupture wall lamp, Pop Art, Signed Jacques Lerebourg circa 1970
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Agate, Brass, Tin

Andy Warhol In the Bottom of My Garden (hand colored lithograph)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
1950s Andy Warhol. Vintage Andy Warhol. Mid century modern. Pop Art. Andy Warhol advertising Andy Warhol
Category

1960s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph

Extra Large Vintage Opaline Florence Vase Design Pop Art, Italy, 1970s
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Design: Carlo Moretti attrib
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Italian Table Lamp Pop Art Selenova Steel and Murano Glass 1970s
By Selenova
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian table lamp pop art selenova steel and murano glass 1970s.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
, Engel has taught several generations of students about the importance of his favorite art form. His
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Andy Warhol Studies for a Boy Book (1950s Warhol illustrated announcement)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
. Vintage Andy Warhol. Mid century modern. Pop Art. Andy Warhol advertising Andy Warhol illustrator.
Category

1960s Pop Art Nude Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Italian Pop Art Space Age Chrome Ceiling Lamp with Six Balls, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Pop Art Space Age chrome ceiling lamp with six spheres, 1960s.   
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Ceiling Lamp Pop Art VeArt Tony Zuccheri 1970s Cubic Italian Design
By VeArt
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ceiling lamp Pop Art VeArt Tony Zuccheri 1970s cubic Italian design. 4 light bulbs E27 Max 80 Watt
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Alexander Calder Lithographic cover 1966 (Calder Derrière le miroir)
By Alexander Calder
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Art. 1960s. Mid Century Modern.
Category

1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1960s Pascal "Pablo" Cucaro Mixed-Media Pop Art Abstract Painting Listed Artist
By Pascal Cucaro, 1915-2003
Located in San Diego, CA
painting is of the face of a woman and is covered over with silver spray paint by the artist. Great pop art
Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Modern Pop Art Elizabeth Taylor Portrait in Pencil by Bill Nelson, 1980
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stunning early master illustration by Bill Nelson in his preferred medium of colored pencil for the Cincinnati Magazine cover story (May 1980). Framed. Taylor stares out at the view...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Vintage 70s POP ART Robert Indiana LOVE Sculpture Paperweight or Desk Accessory
By Robert Indiana
Located in St. Louis, MO
Authentic vintage 1970s after Robert Indiana LOVE sculpture, makes a great desk accessory. These were at one time sold in museum stores , such as MOMA. Robert Indiana's original love...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Aluminum

Large Vintage Pop Art "PINK Amphore" Opaline Florence Vase Design, 1970s, Italy
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s Original vintage 1970s
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

1960s Pop Art Abstract Expressionism Trompe l Oeil Collage by Salvatore Grippi
By Salvatore Grippi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous collage of layered paper resembling bundles of falling textile but in two dimensions. A great melding of the figural and the completely abstract as well as various media. Si...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Carlo Nason for Mazzega Chandelier Pop Art Pulegoso 1970 Chromed Metal
By Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Detail chandelier by Carlo Nason for Mazzega vetro Pulegoso 1970, chromed and lacquered metal frame.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Chrome

Formia 1970 Italian Tall Yellow Green Red Blue Crystal Murano Glass Pop Art Vase
By Formia Murano
Located in New York, NY
, dark blue, grey and freeform black stroke like a modern Pop Art painting. On display at our NYDC
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Large Green Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, Italy No. 2
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Green Wall Mirror in Pop Art Baroque Ceramic 1950s Made in Italy
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Fantastic and rare 1950s Baroque Pop Art ceramic green mirror, produced in Italy around 1950, with
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

Materials

Ceramic

Large Multi-Color Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, 1970s, Italy
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Rare Extra Large Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Glass Vase Design, Italy
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s Original
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

1960s Pop Art Brass 2 Dimensional Hand 2D Sculpture Palmistry Love
Located in Hyattsville, MD
mid-1960s a new rawness emerged in his work, derived from 'primitive' examples and new materials
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Pop Art Pair of Ice Cream Sconces, Wood and Glass, 1960s, Germany
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Pop Art Pair of Ice Cream Sconces, Wood and Glass, 1960s, Germany This lamp works with E14 light
Category

Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Glass, Wood

Set of 3 Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, Italy, 1970s
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase set of 3 Producer: Opaline Florence Design: Carlo Moretti
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Set of 2 Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, Italy, 1970s
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase set of 2 Producer: Opaline Florence Design: Carlo Moretti
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Pair of Pop Art Sergio Camilli Snail or Chiocciolona for Bieffeplast
By Sergio Cammilli
Located in Munster, NRW
Sergio Camilli. 'Snail' or 'chiocciolona' objects, designed in 1974. Measures: Large snail: 95 cm wide, 65 cm deep and 50 cm high. Small snail: 62 cm wide, 60 cm deep and 35 cm high....
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Set of 4 Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, Italy, 1970s
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase set of 2 Producer: Opaline Florence Design: Carlo Moretti Decade
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Poster Sketch for fashion advertising for FACIS, Italian Pret-a-Porter company.
Located in Firenze, IT
Poster Sketch for fashion advertising for FACIS, Italian Pret-a-Porter company. Italian Pop art
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Set of 2 Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, Italy, 1970s
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase set of 2 Producer: Opaline Florence Design: Carlo Moretti
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Set of 2 Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, Italy, 1970s
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase set of 2 Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s. Description
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Set of 2 Vintage Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Design, Italy, 1970s
By Opaline florence
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop art vase set of 2 Producer: Opaline Florence Design: Carlo Moretti Decade
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Postmodern Pop Art Silk Screen Painting Print ‘Classic Heroes’ by David Bromley
By David Bromley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
David Bromley immigrated with his family as a child to Australia where he still lives. Self-taught, he began his artistic career as a potter, and then, with a focus on painting, beca...
Category

Mid-20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Vintage 1970s Pop Art Opaline Florence Vase Designed by Carlo Moretti, Italy
By Opaline florence, Carlo Moretti
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Pop Art vase Producer: Opaline Florence Design: Carlo Moretti
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Gallotti Radice Italian Design Table Lamp Crystall Metal Chrome 1970 Pop Art
By Gallotti Radice
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Gallotti & Radice Italian design table Lamp Crystall Metal chrome 1970 Pop Art.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Crystal, Chrome

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
, Engel has taught several generations of students about the importance of his favorite art form. His
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
, Engel has taught several generations of students about the importance of his favorite art form. His
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
, Engel has taught several generations of students about the importance of his favorite art form. His
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
, Engel has taught several generations of students about the importance of his favorite art form. His
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Mr. Magoo Original Vintage Animation Cel Hand Drawing Painting
By Jules Engel
Located in Surfside, FL
, Engel has taught several generations of students about the importance of his favorite art form. His
Category

Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Carlo Nason Floor Lamp Pop Art 1960s Mazzega Design Orange White color
By Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Carlo Nason floor lamp Pop Art 1960s Mazzega design.
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Chrome

THE ENDURING SPIRIT NEW YORK
By Richard Lindner
Located in Aventura, FL
talented musician as a youth, Lindner’s interest in visual art led him to attend the Kunstakademie in
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Small Pop Art Psychedelic 1970s High Pile Rug by Reichel Rugs, Germany
By Besmer
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Small rug with Pop Art pattern Decade: 1970s Orgin: Germany Producer
Category

Late 20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Acrylic

Brushed Steel Carlo Nason for Mazzega Italian Design Pop Art Pulegoso Glass
By Carlo Nason
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Brushed steel Carlo Nason for Mazzega Italian design Pop Art Pulegoso glass Diameter base cm.45
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Steel

Two British Pop-Art Porcelain Cats by Toni Davidson Alan P. Smith
Located in Stockholm, SE
What a stylish pair! These iconic studio pottery cats are hand-painted by Alan P. Smith and Toni Davidson – and they’re all dressed up for a night out in swinging London during the 1...
Category

Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

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Questions About Midcentury Pop Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Pop art is a movement, started in the 1950s, that uses imagery from popular culture.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024
    Opinions vary on who the father of Pop art may be. Pop art emerged in the 1950s in Britain and flourished in 1960s-era America as a reaction to postwar mass consumerism. Some argue that Andy Warhol deserves the title because he helped shape the movement during the 1960s. However, other artists like Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton began producing what’s now considered Pop art a decade earlier. Other artists who made important contributions to Pop art include Marta Minujín, Claes Oldenburg, Rosalyn Drexler, James Rosenquist, Peter Blake and Roy Lichtenstein. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Pop Art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    Pop art started because artists sought to react to the mass consumerism of the 1950s with the goal of putting popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture. Works associated with Pop art are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. Practitioners endeavored to challenge the status quo. Pop artists broke with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and made pointed statements about current events. 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, but Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American Pop artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Pop art refers to a movement that emerged during the mid- to late-1950s. It is art based on popular culture and mass media and works to critique traditional fine art values. Find many different works under the Pop art category on 1stDibs.
    Irena Orlov ArtMarch 1, 2021
    It emerged in 1950 in United States and England. It is characterized by using images as objects of popular culture or everyday life, obtained from the media. Through irony, it reflected the society of the time, marked by consumerism, materialism, the cult of image and fashion.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    There was no single founder of Pop art, as many artists contributed to the development of the movement. Richard Hamilton’s 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted the unconventional new style. Although Hamilton and other British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts.

    Pop art is perhaps most closely identified with American artist Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Roy Lichtenstein was another prominent American Pop artist. 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. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 14, 2024
    British Pop art is a style of art that emerged in the United Kingdom during the 1950s. British artist 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, which reacted to the period's consumerism. Its goal was to put popular culture on the same level as so-called high culture. Although British artists launched the Pop art 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. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Pop art was influenced by advertising and other forms of mass marketing

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Yes, Pop art is considered postmodern.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 26, 2024
    The reason why it is called Pop art is that artists who participated in the movement drew inspiration from popular, or "pop," culture. One of the most influential contemporary art movements, Pop art emerged in the 1950s. Its practitioners sought to challenge the status quo, breaking with the perceived elitism of the previously dominant Abstract Expressionism and making statements about current events. They 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. Pop art works are distinguished by their bold imagery, bright colors and seemingly commonplace subject matter. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024
    Opinions vary as to what the most famous piece of Pop art is. Two major contenders for the title are Andy Warhol's 1961–62 series Campbell's Soup Cans and Roy Lichtenstein's 1963 diptych painting Whaam!. Other notable Pop art works include A Bigger Splash by David Hockney, Flag by Jasper Johns, Crying Girl by Roy Lichtenstein, Radiant Baby by Keith Haring, the Marilyn Triptych by Andy Warhol, and Spoonbridge and Cherry by Claes Oldenburg. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of Pop art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
    Artists in the United Kingdom started the Pop art movement 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. London-born artist Richard Hamilton is widely believed to have had a pioneering role in Pop art, which drew on imagery from popular culture - comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media - to create paintings and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way. Although British artists launched the movement, they were soon overshadowed by their American counterparts. Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Rosalyn Drexler are some of the American artists associated with the history of Pop art. Find original Pop art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    Who is considered the father of Pop art is open for debate. Some experts give the title to Andy Warhol, whose clever appropriation of motifs and images helped to transform the artistic style into a lifestyle. Others may argue that Roy Lichtenstein deserves the credit, as his work drawing from print media helped to define the style. Another potential candidate is Richard Hamilton, whose 1956 collage Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? is widely believed to have kickstarted the Pop art movement. Shop a diverse assortment of Pop art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Andy Warhol is one of the most famous Pop artists.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    The bright colors and graphic patterns and imagery of Pop art continue to influence fashion, prompting the industry’s designers to integrate provocative color pairings and visuals commonly associated with mass media and advertising into their garments. You can see examples of this in iconic pieces by Pierre Cardin, Mary Quant and Vivienne Westwood as well as in the work of many contemporary designers. Specifically, the well-known portraits that Andy Warhol created of celebrities and pop culture figures made their way into fashion by designers who incorporated images of popular celebrities into their clothing designs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Roy Lichtenstein painted Pop art to comment on geopolitical and social issues of his time. He patterned his work off of mass media like advertising and comic books to help convey his messages. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Roy Lichtenstein art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Roy Lichtenstein started producing Pop art in the 1950s. His work drew inspiration from advertisements and comic books. In the 1960s, his work became widely known, and today, historians credit him with greatly influencing the Pop art movement. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Roy Lichtenstein art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    Yes, Alex Katz's style is Pop art. During the 1950s, he experimented with collage and painting on aluminum sheets, with his later work in the 1960s drawing inspiration from film and advertising. In the 1970s, Katz expanded into portrait groups that regularly depicted the cultural scene of New York. In the 1980s, he extended his focus to fashion and its supermodels. These sources of inspiration align with Pop art's focus on transforming elements of popular culture into fine art. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Alex Katz art.