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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, 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
    Etching
    17¾ h x 36 w in (45 x 91 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 228
    $1,122≈ £836≈ €963Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. James Rosenquist, Hot Lake (2nd state), 1978, etching and aquatint on Pescia Italia
    Hot Lake (2nd state), 1978
    Etching
    17⅝ h x 35¾ w in (45 x 91 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 249
    $264≈ £195≈ €226Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. James Rosenquist, Echo Pale, 1975, lithograph and screenprint in colors on John Kohler handmade
    Echo Pale, 1975
    Lithograph
    25¾ h x 31⅝ w in (65 x 80 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 250
    $1,080≈ £797≈ €924Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. James Rosenquist, Marco Polo Returns (2nd state), 1978, etching and pochoir on Pescia Italia
    Marco Polo Returns (2nd state), 1978
    Etching
    17½ h x 35⅝ w in (44 x 90 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 251
    $572≈ £422≈ €489Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. James Rosenquist, Tide (2nd state), 1979, etching in colors on Pescia Italia
    Tide (2nd state), 1979
    Etching
    17½ h x 35⅝ w in (44 x 90 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 252
    $396≈ £292≈ €339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. James Rosenquist, Diver's Line (2nd state), 1979, etching and aquatint on Pescia Italia
    Diver's Line (2nd state), 1979
    Etching
    17¾ h x 35⅞ w in (45 x 91 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 253
    $318≈ £235≈ €272Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. James Rosenquist, Gravity Feed (2nd state), 1978, etching and aquatint on Pescia Italia
    Gravity Feed (2nd state), 1978
    Etching
    17⅝ h x 35¾ w in (45 x 91 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 255
    $445≈ £328≈ €381Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. James Rosenquist, Federal Spending (2nd state), 1978, etching and aquatint
    Federal Spending (2nd state), 1978
    Etching
    17⅝ h x 35¾ w in (45 x 91 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 256
    $396≈ £292≈ €339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. James Rosenquist, Just Desert, Israel (2nd state), 1979, intaglio with pochoir on Pescia Italia
    Just Desert, Israel (2nd state), 1979
    Print (other)
    17½ h x 35¾ w in (44 x 91 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 257
    $318≈ £235≈ €272Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. James Rosenquist, North (from the F-111 series), 1974, screenprint and lithograph in colors on Arches Cover
    North (from the F-111 series), 1974
    Screenprint · Paper
    30 h x 69 w in (76 x 175 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 109
    $6,096≈ £4,579≈ €5,253Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗
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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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