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James Rosenquist

American · 1933–2017 · Painter, Printmaker

James Albert Rosenquist was an American artist and one of the proponents of the pop art movement. Drawing from his background working in sign painting, Rosenquist's pieces… (Wikipedia)

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  1. James Rosenquist, Sister Shrieks, 1987, Oil on canvasSister ShrieksKornfeld · CHF 720,000≈ $808,128≈ £629,530≈ €736,940Sign up to see
  2. James Rosenquist, Highway Temple, 1979, oil and painted wood on canvas on panelHighway TemplePhillips · $740,000≈ £576,279≈ €672,911Sign up to see
  3. James Rosenquist, Dog Descending a Staircase, 1979, oil on canvasDog Descending a StaircasePhillips · $736,600≈ £590,935≈ €677,770Sign up to see

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  1. James Rosenquist, Chambers Blade, 1982, photo-etching and spitbite on Arches Cover
    Chambers Blade, 1982
    Etching · Paper
    25⅛ h x 39 w in (64 x 99 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 230
    $1,000≈ £721≈ €847Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  2. James Rosenquist, Tide (2nd State), 1979, etching
    Tide (2nd State), 1979
    Etching
    22⅞ h x 39¾ w in (58 x 101 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 234
    $625≈ £451≈ €529Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
  3. James Rosenquist, Appearance (from The Glass Wishes series), etching, aquatint in color and drypoint on St. Cuthberts Somerset Satin
    Appearance (from The Glass Wishes series)
    Etching · Paper
    33½ h x 26½ w in (85 x 67 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 237
    $1,375≈ £992≈ €1,164Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
  4. James Rosenquist, Just Desert (2nd State), 1979, intaglio with pochoir on Pescia Italia
    Just Desert (2nd State), 1979
    Print (other)
    23 h x 39¾ w in (58 x 101 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 239
    $344≈ £248≈ €291Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
  5. James Rosenquist, Miles (from America: The Third Century), screenprint in eight colors with pochoir on Arches Cover paper
    Miles (from America: The Third Century)
    Screenprint · Paper
    30 h x 22¼ w in (76 x 57 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 282
    $875≈ £631≈ €741Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
  6. James Rosenquist, Color of Mind and Muscle, 1996, screenprint in colors
    Color of Mind and Muscle, 1996
    Screenprint
    28½ h x 25¾ w in (72 x 65 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 296
    $1,500≈ £1,082≈ €1,270Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  7. James Rosenquist, Forehead II, 1968, lithograph in four colors on Arches Cover paper
    Forehead II, 1968
    Lithograph · Paper
    33⅞ h x 24 w in (86 x 61 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 513
    $938≈ £664≈ €774Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. James Rosenquist, Forehead I, 1968, lithograph in five colors on Arches Cover paper
    Forehead I, 1968
    Lithograph · Paper
    33½ h x 24½ w in (85 x 62 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 515
    $975≈ £690≈ €804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. James Rosenquist, Nuclear Neighborhood, 1977, etching and aquatint in three colors on Pescia Italia paper
    Nuclear Neighborhood, 1977
    Etching · Paper
    20½ h x 38½ w in (52 x 98 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 638
    $875≈ £619≈ €722Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. James Rosenquist, Cliff Hanger, 1978, etching and aquatint in one color with pochoir and paint applied with a tire on Pescia Italia paper
    Cliff Hanger, 1978
    Etching · Paper
    22¾ h x 39¾ w in (58 x 101 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 640
    $938≈ £664≈ €774Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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About James Rosenquist

James Albert Rosenquist was an American artist and one of the proponents of the pop art movement. Drawing from his background working in sign painting, Rosenquist's pieces often explored the role of advertising and consumer culture in art and society, utilizing techniques he learned making commercial art to depict popular cultural icons and mundane everyday objects. While his works have often been compared to those from other key figures of the pop art movement, such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, Rosenquist's pieces were unique in the way that they often employed elements of surrealism using fragments of advertisements and cultural imagery to emphasize the overwhelming nature of ads. He was a 2001 inductee into the Florida Artists Hall of Fame.

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