James Rosenquist

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 Kabuki Blushes, Lithograph with monoprint collage on Chiri Kozo paper
    The Kabuki Blushes
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 27/59
    39" h x 41.5" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 85
    $1,100≈ £885≈ €1,002HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  2. The
    Lithograph · ed. 145/150
    30.75 x 28.5 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 110
    $1,764≈ £1,425≈ €1,623$1,400 + $364 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  3. Silverbirds
    Lithograph · ed. 145/150
    30.75 x 28.5 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 111
    $1,386≈ £1,119≈ €1,275$1,100 + $286 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  4. Sky
    Lithograph · ed. 145/150
    30.75 x 28.5 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 112
    $1,197≈ £967≈ €1,101$950 + $247 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  5. Somewhere
    Lithograph · ed. 145/150
    30.75 x 28.5 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 113
    $1,071≈ £865≈ €985$850 + $221 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  6. Above
    Lithograph · ed. 145/150
    30.75 x 28.5 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 115
    $1,386≈ £1,119≈ €1,275$1,100 + $286 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  7. James Rosenquist, The Meteor Hits Picasso's Bed (from the Artists for Obama portfolio), 2012, photogravure
    The Meteor Hits Picasso's Bed (from the Artists for Obama portfolio), 2012
    Photograph
    14⅛ h x 11½ w in (36 x 29 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 346
    $567≈ £460≈ €523Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. 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 145
    $1,290≈ £1,050≈ €1,186Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–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)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 300
    $1,890≈ £1,597≈ €1,792Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  10. James Rosenquist, Window Washer Glass House (2nd State), 1978, intaglio with relief and embossing
    Window Washer Glass House (2nd State), 1978
    Print (other)
    17¾ h x 35¾ w in (45 x 91 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 302
    $756≈ £639≈ €717Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
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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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