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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, The Flame Still Dances on Leo's Book from the Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio, 1997, lithograph in colors
    The Flame Still Dances on Leo's Book from the Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio, 1997
    Lithograph
    37 h x 27 w in (94 x 69 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 328
    $2,000≈ £1,442≈ €1,658Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. James Rosenquist, Fractals Towards Zero, 2012, laser print in colors
    Fractals Towards Zero, 2012
    Print (other)
    11 h x 9 w in (28 x 23 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 357
    $1,000≈ £721≈ €829Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. ''Somewhere To Light (Waco Texas), 1966
    Lithograph
    17 x 22 in.
    Cottone Auctions · · Lot 101
    $1,800≈ £1,312≈ €1,481Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
  4. James Rosenquist, Brazil, 2013, Pigment print in colours, on Japanese watercolour paper, with full margins
    Brazil, 2013
    Photograph · Paper · ed. 2/50
    I. 60 x 189.3 cm (23 5/8 x 74 1/2 in.) S. 73.5 x 199.2 cm (28 7/8 x 78 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 204
    £3,276≈ $4,494≈ €3,696Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. James Rosenquist, Rainbow, 1972, lithograph in colors
    Rainbow, 1972
    Lithograph
    17 h x 21½ w in (43 x 55 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 472
    $1,063≈ £801≈ €896Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  6. James Rosenquist, Forest Ranger from Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio, 1967, screenprint in colors on slit Mylar with Plexiglas
    Forest Ranger from Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio, 1967
    Screenprint
    24 h x 20 w in (61 x 51 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 265
    $715≈ £544≈ €606Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. James Rosenquist, Zone, 1972, Lithograph, on Hodgkinson handmade paper, with full margins
    Zone, 1972
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 15/66
    I. 28 x 28 3/8 in. (71.1 x 72.1 cm) S. 31 1/4 x 30 in. (79.4 x 76.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 151
    $1,512≈ £1,155≈ €1,279Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  8. James Rosenquist, The Bird of Paradise Approaches the Hot Water Planet, from Welcome to the Water Planet Series, 1989, Monumental 33-color pressed paper pulp work with lithographic collage elements, on two sheets of TGL handmade paper and Rives BFK paper, the full sheets
    The Bird of Paradise Approaches the Hot Water Planet, from Welcome to the Water Planet Series, 1989
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 1/2
    S. 96 x 84 3/4 in. (243.8 x 215.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 58
    $9,072≈ £6,928≈ €7,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. James Rosenquist, Shallows (State I and State II) (2), 1978, 2-color intaglio with pochoir and paint applied with a tire on Pescia Italia paper; 1-color intaglio on Pescia Italia paper
    Shallows (State I and State II) (2), 1978
    Print (other) · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 103
    $2,000≈ £1,537≈ €1,703Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. James Rosenquist, Untitled, Aquatint
    Untitled
    Aquatint
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · · Lot 265
    $1,375≈ £1,063≈ €1,166Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern 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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