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James Rosenquist
Rainbow: colorful Rosenquist pop art with gold, turquoise, purple, pink, blue

1972

$2,500
£1,871.21
€2,162.21
CA$3,466.67
A$3,883.11
CHF 2,018.79
MX$47,948.62
NOK 25,717.75
SEK 24,312.13
DKK 16,135.58
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A classic Rosenquist pop art composition with gold, turquoise, purple, pink, blue, green and yellow. Characteristically surreal and graphic, Rainbow incorporates bold geometric forms with painterly washes of color and airbrush texture. Rosenquist's signature gleaming metallic chrome texture can be seen on an inverted fork behind the glass of a golden window. Paper 25.25 x 30.25 in. / 64 x 77 cm Image 17 x 21.5 in. / 43 x 54.5 cm Lithograph with screenprint on cream-coloured Hodgkinson handmade Wookey Hole paper. Edition of 75 with 8 color trial proofs: this impression 8/8. Signed and dated 1972 lower right in pencil; titled, numbered 8/8 and labeled Color Trial Proof lower left in pencil. This graphic, colorful scene is based on Rosenquist’s 1962 oil painting of the same name, collected in the Museum Ludwig in Cologne. The artist used real glass and wood to construct windows for the original painting – here, house siding is abstracted to bold, black horizontal lines, and the window glass is printed in dark gold ink. At the top of the composition, a window with shutters pushed open is colored in turquoise, with sharp black shadows. The left-hand window pane is shattered, and to the right, the outline of an oversized fork can be seen through the glass. Washes of bright, gem-like color form a rainbow that seems to pour from the base of the window. Rosenquist was a key figure of the Pop Art movement, with other progenitors including Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. A billboard painter turned fine artist, Rosenquist is known for his smooth, graphic painting style, and his use of compositions pulled from collages of magazine cutouts, advertisements, and photographs. Rainbow is a characteristic juxtaposition of bold, graphic markmaking with airbrushed pigment and translucent, fluid lines of color.
  • Creator:
    James Rosenquist (1933, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1972
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.25 in (64.14 cm)Width: 30.25 in (76.84 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Vertical crease on lower right edge of sheet.
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU121125106611

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