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Monster Monk
By Sylvie Magnin
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
inescapable jazz personality, a sacred monster with a legendary temperament as legendary as his music, that's
Category

2010s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Monster Monk
Monster Monk
H 31.89 in W 25.6 in D 0.79 in
Monks at San Miniato, Florence
Located in Nashville, TN
expression in his photographs as he does in his music. He began his career as a composer at the age of 19
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White

To become a master (Monk)
By Eddy Firmin
Located in Montreal, Quebec
. The corpo-politique of knowledge: dance, storytelling, songs, music. In fact, collective thinking and
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Thelonious Monk by photographer Leni Sinclair: A very cool, well-defined photo of Jazz legend
Category

1960s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Original Vintage Travel Poster Japan Ronin Samurai Komuso Zen Buddhism Monks
Located in London, GB
two Komuso Zen Buddhist monks wearing tengai woven straw basket hats and playing music on shakuhachi
Category

Vintage 1970s American Posters

Materials

Paper

"The Concert, " Oil on Canvas Portrait of Monks Playing Instruments
Located in Milwaukee, WI
playing music together in a monastery. Artwork Size: 15" x 20.62" Frame Size: 22" x 27.5" Artist Bio
Category

19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Jazz Jamboree 1975 Polish Music Festival Poster, Jedrzejkowski
Located in Bath, Somerset
Butterfly design by Jedrzejkowski. Highly collectible music festival poster. The end of the Second World
Category

20th Century Polish Posters

Materials

Linen, Paper

Antique Lion Griffon Carved Italian 1860 Monks Settle Bench Internal Storage
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved circa 1860 Monks oak settle bench with
Category

Antique 1860s Italian High Victorian Benches

Materials

Oak

A tribute to the music of Thelonios Munk, Willisau 1986.
By Niklaus Troxler
Located in New York, NY
lithograph. 50 3/8 x 35 5/8" Niklaus Troxler's jazz poster, 'A Tribute to the Music of Thelonious Monk
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Raymond Moretti Original Painting
By Raymond Moretti
Located in Miami, FL
stamps. Deeply involved with jazz music, he had many famous musicians sit for him, including Ella
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Raymond Moretti Original Painting
Raymond Moretti Original Painting
H 25 in W 21 in D 1 in
Leni Sinclair Charles Mingus photo Detroit 1974 (photographer Leni Sinclair)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
jazz saxophonist John Coltrane and of Nigeria’s rebel music star Fela Kuti – are among the most widely
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting "A Heavenly Recital" Signed J. Bernstein
Located in Dallas, TX
1880, titled "a heavenly recital", the canvas depicts three jovial monks playing music instruments. The
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Sam Middleton "Color Jazz" 1965 Color lithograph on BFK Rives
Located in Münster, DE
acquainted through performances at the Savoy Ballroom with jazz music, which would remain a primary influence
Category

Vintage 1960s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

To Cecil Taylor, Sculptor, signed and numbered lithograph by renowned sculptor
Located in New York, NY
TAYLOR Cecil Taylor (b. 1929) is a towering, sometimes divisive figure within twentieth-century music. In
Category

1990s Minimalist Figurative Prints

Materials

Permanent Marker, Lithograph

English George III Automaton Musical Bell Striking Figure Bronze Bracket Clock
Located in Danville, CA
automaton plays as following, on the hour, the music, starts to play on 8 bells, while a series of glass
Category

Late 20th Century American George III Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze

BASQUIAT Gray photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray 1979)
By Nicholas Taylor
Located in NEW YORK, NY
, Thelonious Monk and the JBs?" (Glenn O'Brien, 'Gray Matters,' GQ, 2011) Archival Inkjet Print. 11 x 14
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

A Massive Eight Fold ‘Byobu’ Screen with Nine ‘Manchurian’ Cranes
By Sakai Hoitsu
Located in London, GB
providing him the opportunity to study Noh drama, haiku poetry, tea-ceremony, music and painting. As was
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

French 20th Century drawing of Dancers at the Jazz club
By Raymond Moretti
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
covers, and stamps. Deeply involved with jazz music, he had many famous musicians sit for him, including
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon

21st Century Unique Painting Dilapidation by Elias Saifan
By Elias Saifan
Located in Paris, FR
, or with brush in hand, Elias is moved by his humble monk-like journey which immersed him deeply in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

BASQUIAT photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray photograph Nicholas Taylor)
By Nicholas Taylor
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Funkadelic, Charlie Parker and Bootsy Collins, Thelonious Monk and the JBs?" (Glenn O'Brien, 'Gray Matters
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

John Coltrane photograph Detroit 1966 (Coltrane Jazz photograph)
By Leni Sinclair
Located in NEW YORK, NY
and of Nigeria’s rebel music star Fela Kuti – are among the most widely known of their subjects. What
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

God Bless America II unique painting (hand signed twice) with Statue of Liberty
By Peter Max
Located in New York, NY
style alongside his love for color, spirituality, and music. While studying at the Louvre, Max found
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker

A French 19th Century Bronze Sculpture Titled "La Sécurité" Eugène Delaplanche
By Eugène Delaplanche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Other works by him are "Music - La Musique" (1878, Paris Opera House), called his masterpiece; "Eve
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Ann Miller in Follies Broadway Musical Contemporary Drawing Illustration Eloise
Located in New York, NY
(USA: Platt & Monk, 1969), a revision and extension of A Child's Primer of Natural History by Oliver
Category

1990s Performance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Johnny Depp
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
mainly on commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Steven Tyler - True Love
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the attention of the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Quechuan Woman
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Quechuan Girl
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Gentrification
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the attention of the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

These Are Our Times
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Guardian
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the attention of the member’s of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Guardian
Guardian
H 16 in W 20 in
Joe Perry - Istanbul Rehearsal
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the attention of the member’s of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Aluminum Nights
By Robert Longo
Located in New York, NY
Giorno, Meredith Monk, Philip Glass, Robert Ashley, Steve Reich, Robert Longo and many more. Designed by
Category

1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Offset, Permanent Marker, Lithograph

In Fair Verona
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the attention of the member’s of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Mount Haru, Japan' — from the series 'Axis Mundi', Contemporary
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
others at sea. Taichō, a mountain Shugendo monk, first climbed Mount Hakusan in 717. For hundreds of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Prints

Materials

Photogravure, Etching

Bullets and Nails
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lost
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Blow
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Syrian Girl
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Shop Runner
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work caught the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fast Eddie
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
freelance, focusing mainly on commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fast Eddie
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Mirror
By Zack Whitford
Located in Chicago, IL
mainly on commissions and events. Eventually, he made his way into the music business where his work
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mirror
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Untitled (flooring)
By Theaster Gates
Located in Palm Desert, CA
ensemble, the Black Monks of Mississippi. In another recent exhibition at Seattle Art Museum, Gates
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Stand-Ins for Period of Wreckage 25
By Theaster Gates
Located in Palm Desert, CA
ensemble, the Black Monks of Mississippi. In another recent exhibition at Seattle Art Museum, Gates
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Regency Sisters, A Portrait of Two Children - Fredrick Yeates Hurlestone
By Frederick Yeates Hurlestone
Located in Lincoln, GB
her Trance by the sound of Music", 1834; "Eros", 1836; "Italian Boys playing at the National Game of
Category

19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Expressionist French Woods - Abstract with Pink, Black, & Blue
By Eric Hoffman
Located in Soquel, CA
/Tibetan Monks of the Gyudmed Monastery, 2002; Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 2007 SELECTED SOLO
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Japanese Screen Painting, Early 19th Century, Autumn Flowers by Sakai Hoitsu
Located in Kyoto, JP
providing him the opportunity to study Noh drama, haiku poetry, tea-ceremony, music and painting. As was
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Silk

Original Vintage Travel Poster Japan Ronin Samurai Komuso Zen Buddhism Monks
Located in London, GB
two Komuso Zen Buddhist monks wearing tengai woven straw basket hats and playing music on shakuhachi
Category

1970s More Prints

Materials

Paper

Monks singing - Nicolo di Giacomo (active Bologna, 1349-c . 1403)
By Miniature
Located in New York, NY
. Eight music-making monks dressed in their white Olivetan robes fill a shallow space. Some are intently
Blood, Sweat, & Tears Group Portrait Vintage Original Photograph
Located in Las Vegas, NV
. They also incorporated music from Thelonious Monk and Sergei Prokofiev into their arrangements. Some
Category

1970s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese Woodblock Print, Imperial Court, Ukiyo-e, Gagaku
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in London, GB
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) Title: A Poem by Monk Henjo Series: One Hundred Poems
Category

Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Thomas Wharton
By Thomas Wharton
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
painters working today, including Nelson Shanks, Alyssa Monks, David Kassan, Daniel Sprick, Steven Assael
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Night Watch
By Thomas Wharton
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
painters working today, including Nelson Shanks, Alyssa Monks, David Kassan, Daniel Sprick, Steven Assael
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Adam V
By Thomas Wharton
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
painters working today, including Nelson Shanks, Alyssa Monks, David Kassan, Daniel Sprick, Steven Assael
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Adam V
H 36 in W 36 in
The Synthesizer
By Christine Ödlund
Located in Stockholm, SE
179,6 The Sound of Music and Plants In the early 70s, Dorothy Retallack, a student at Temple Buell
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Tempera, Pigment

Solstice
By Thomas Wharton
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
painters working today, including Nelson Shanks, Alyssa Monks, David Kassan, Daniel Sprick, Steven Assael
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Master of Montemorcino Antiphonary
Located in New York, NY
(43,5 x 24, 5 cm) On the basis of the style of the miniature, the script, and the music, the
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Paintings

Master of Montemorcino Antiphonary ("Initial")
By Miniature
Located in New York, NY
(43,5 x 24, 5 cm) On the basis of the style of the miniature, the script, and the music, the
Hans Hinterreiter, Construction ‘1978’ Lithograph, Swiss Concrete Art
By Hans Hinterreiter
Located in Basel, CH
invention of the French Jesuit monk Louis Bertrand Castel in 1725, consisted out of thousands of little
Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Pair of 18th Century Spanish Carved Oak Monk Figures Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
are carved of solid oak and each feature a stylized monk figure. One monk is singing and holding a
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Gothic Bookends

Materials

Oak

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Monks Music For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact monks music you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the abstract style, while we also have 4 abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect monks music may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a monks music to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, gray, brown, beige and more. There have been many interesting monks music examples over the years, but those made by Zack Whitford, Theaster Gates, Niklaus Troxler, Leni Sinclair and Nicholas Taylor are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in archival pigment print, pigment print and paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Monks Music?

The price for a monks music in our collection starts at $330 and tops out at $145,000 with the average selling for $1,850.