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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, Busy Signal, 1970, lithograph a colori con screenprint specchiante
    Busy Signal, 1970
    Lithograph
    30,6x45,8 cm
    Farsettiarte · · Lot 8
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–500View at Farsettiarte ↗
  2. James Rosenquist, The Kabuki Blushes, 1984, oil on canvas
    The Kabuki Blushes, 1984
    Oil · Canvas
    67 1/4 x 71 1/8 in. (170.8 x 180.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 139
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $350,000–450,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. James Rosenquist, Star Leg (S. 1974.33, G. 78), 1974, Lithograph in colors with debossing and collage, with a string and stone, on Copperplate Deluxe paper, with full margins
    Star Leg (S. 1974.33, G. 78), 1974
    Lithograph · Panel · ed. 33/80
    I. 34 x 22 1/4 in. (86.4 x 56.5 cm) S. 36 1/8 x 25 5/8 in. (91.8 x 65.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 134
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. James Rosenquist, Head Stand, 1977, lithograph in colors on Okawara
    Head Stand, 1977
    Lithograph
    21⅜ h x 44⅜ w in (54 x 113 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 285
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. James Rosenquist, Star Leg (S. 1974.33, G. 78), 1974, Lithograph in colors with debossing and collage, with a string and stone, on Copperplate Deluxe paper, with full margins
    Star Leg (S. 1974.33, G. 78), 1974
    Lithograph · Panel · ed. 33/80
    I. 34 x 22 1/4 in. (86.4 x 56.5 cm) S. 36 1/8 x 25 5/8 in. (91.8 x 65.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 310
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. James Rosenquist, Sketch for Forest Ranger, from Ten from Leo Castelli, 1967, Screenprint in colors, on two sheets of fringed plastic film with Plexiglas, the full sheets
    Sketch for Forest Ranger, from Ten from Leo Castelli, 1967
    Screenprint · ed. 1/200
    both S. 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 312
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  7. Spinning Faces in Space
    Lithograph · ed. 79/93
    32 x 22 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 204
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–1,800View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  8. James Rosenquist, Mastaba (from the Cold Light suite), 1971, lithograph in nine colors on BFK Rives with vacuum-formed plastic hourglass and plastic beads
    Mastaba (from the Cold Light suite), 1971
    Lithograph · Paper
    30 h x 22¼ w x ½ d in (76 x 57 x 1 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 234
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. James Rosenquist, Window Washer Glass House, 1978, intaglio in colors and relief print with embossing and hand-coloring applied with a rubber tire on Pescia Italia
    Window Washer Glass House, 1978
    Print (other)
    17¾ h x 36 w in (45 x 91 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 237
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. James Rosenquist, Paper Clip (G. 71), 1974, Lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, with full margins
    Paper Clip (G. 71), 1974
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 23/75
    I. 31 x 61 3/4 in. (78.7 x 156.8 cm) S. 36 1/2 x 69 1/8 in. (92.7 x 175.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 121
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
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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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