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Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard, Lithograph by Willem De Kooning
Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard, Lithograph by Willem De Kooning

Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard, Lithograph by Willem De Kooning

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Willem de Kooning, Dutch/American (1904 - 1997) Title: Rainbow - Thelonious Monk - Devil at the Keyboard Year: 1972 Medium: Six Color Lithograph on Thin Velin, printed signat...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard, Willem de Kooning
Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard, Willem de Kooning

Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard, Willem de Kooning

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) Title: Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard Year: 1976 Medium: Color lithograph on cream wove Beckett paper Edition: 125, plus proofs...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Willem de Kooning - Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard poster print
Willem de Kooning - Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard poster print

Willem de Kooning - Rainbow: Thelonious Monk, Devil at the Keyboard poster print

By Willem de Kooning

Located in New York, NY

ORIGINAL Six color lithograph on thin velin paper Limited edition of 800 (unnumbered) Publisher: Shorewood Publishing, NY for the Rainbow Foundation Original 1972 lithograph; not a l...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Reflections no. 1 & 2
Reflections no. 1 & 2

Stephen HenriquesReflections no. 1 & 2

$8,000

H 22 in W 58 in D 2 in

Reflections no. 1 & 2

By Stephen Henriques

Located in Burlingame, CA

His recent work draws inspiration from the improvisational spirit of avant-garde jazz, particularly the music of Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk. Lik...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reflections no. 5 & 6
Reflections no. 5 & 6

Stephen HenriquesReflections no. 5 & 6

$8,000

H 30 in W 72 in D 2 in

Reflections no. 5 & 6

By Stephen Henriques

Located in Burlingame, CA

His recent work draws inspiration from the improvisational spirit of avant-garde jazz, particularly the music of Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk. Lik...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A tribute to the music of Thelonios Munk, Willisau 1986.

A tribute to the music of Thelonios Munk, Willisau 1986.

By Niklaus Troxler

Located in New York, NY

Offset lithograph. 50 3/8 x 35 5/8" Niklaus Troxler's jazz poster, 'A Tribute to the Music of Thelonious Monk' elegantly combines typography and color to create a portrait of the ...

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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

Somewhere Inside the Endless House
Somewhere Inside the Endless House

Somewhere Inside the Endless House

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

In addition, the works are also inspired by aspects of harmony and movement drawn from disparate musical sources such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Igor Stravinsky, and Frank Zappa.

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2010s Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dreams of a Sleeping Geisha
Dreams of a Sleeping Geisha

Dreams of a Sleeping Geisha

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

In addition, the works are also inspired by aspects of harmony and movement drawn from disparate musical sources such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Igor Stravinsky, and Frank Zappa.

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Power Surge 38-Running Self Diagnostics
Power Surge 38-Running Self Diagnostics

Power Surge 38-Running Self Diagnostics

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

In addition, the works are also inspired by aspects of harmony and movement drawn from disparate musical sources such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Igor Stravinsky, and Frank Zappa.

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Art Deco vs Bauhaus

Art Deco vs Bauhaus

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

In addition, the works are also inspired by aspects of harmony and movement drawn from disparate musical sources such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Igor Stravinsky, and Frank Zappa.

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Architectonic Passages
Architectonic Passages

Architectonic Passages

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

In addition, the works are also inspired by aspects of harmony and movement drawn from disparate musical sources such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Igor Stravinsky, and Frank Zappa.

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Another Crack in the Sundial
Another Crack in the Sundial

Another Crack in the Sundial

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

In addition, the works are also inspired by aspects of harmony and movement drawn from disparate musical sources such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Igor Stravinsky, and Frank Zappa.

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Gift From the Sun (black)
Gift From the Sun (black)

Gift From the Sun (black)

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

In addition, the works are also inspired by aspects of harmony and movement drawn from disparate musical sources such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Igor Stravinsky, and Frank Zappa.

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2010s Op Art Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Harlem 1958 by Art Kane

Harlem 1958 by Art Kane

By Art Kane

Located in Austin, TX

No one knew, with the early call hour of 10:00 am whether anyone would show up, but they did. 58 legendary giants of jazz including Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Thelon...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

BASQUIAT photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray photograph Nicholas Taylor)

BASQUIAT photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray photograph Nicholas Taylor)

By Nicholas Taylor

Located in NEW YORK, NY

How many people were equally versed in Miles Davis and Funkadelic, Charlie Parker and Bootsy Collins, Thelonious Monk and the JBs?" (Glenn O'Brien, 'Gray Matters,' GQ, 2011) Current...

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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

To Cecil Taylor, Sculptor, signed and numbered lithograph by renowned sculptor
To Cecil Taylor, Sculptor, signed and numbered lithograph by renowned sculptor

To Cecil Taylor, Sculptor, signed and numbered lithograph by renowned sculptor

Located in New York, NY

For Taylor, freedom meant a deep synthesis of the modern composers such as Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky that he encountered during his studies at the New England Conservatory of M...

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1990s Minimalist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Permanent Marker

BASQUIAT Gray photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray 1979)

BASQUIAT Gray photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray 1979)

By Nicholas Taylor

Located in NEW YORK, NY

How many people were equally versed in Miles Davis and Funkadelic, Charlie Parker and Bootsy Collins, Thelonious Monk and the JBs?" (Glenn O'Brien, 'Gray Matters,' GQ, 2011) Archiva...

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1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Inkjet

Andy Warhol Designed Record Cover Art: 1955-1987: a collection of 40 works
Andy Warhol Designed Record Cover Art: 1955-1987: a collection of 40 works

Andy Warhol Designed Record Cover Art: 1955-1987: a collection of 40 works

By Andy Warhol

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Other notable records include The Rolling Stones ‘Sticky Fingers’, famous for Warhol’s zipper cover design, and vibrant Warhol pop art imagery featuring: Debbie Harry, John Lennon, J...

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1960s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

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Thelonious Monk in New York Globe Photos Fine Art Print
Thelonious Monk in New York Globe Photos Fine Art Print

Thelonious Monk in New York Globe Photos Fine Art Print

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Thelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer.

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1940s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment

To Thelonious Monk/Horizontal Rhythms
To Thelonious Monk/Horizontal Rhythms

To Thelonious Monk/Horizontal Rhythms

By Julio Granda

Located in GT. BARRINGTON, MA

To Thelonious Monk/Horizontal Rhythms is an abstract, linear, geometric painting in deep shades of magenta, blue and green.

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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rainbow: Thelonious Monk Devil at the Keyboard

Rainbow: Thelonious Monk Devil at the Keyboard

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Tbilisi, GE

Original lithograph on paper - Published by Rainbow Art Foundation NewYork - In excellent condition - Hand signed by De Kooning

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20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Blood, Sweat, & Tears Group Portrait Vintage Original Photograph
Blood, Sweat, & Tears Group Portrait Vintage Original Photograph

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.

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1970s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"12 Bar Blues for Bird" sculpture portrait of Charlie Parker

"12 Bar Blues for Bird" sculpture portrait of Charlie Parker

Located in Glen Ellen, CA

In the early 1940s he formed one of the most famous quintets of all time with Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Thelonious Monk on piano, Charlie Christian on guitar, and Kenny Clark on dr...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Somewhere Inside the Endless House
Somewhere Inside the Endless House

Somewhere Inside the Endless House

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

In addition, the works are also inspired by aspects of harmony and movement drawn from disparate musical sources such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Igor Stravinsky, and Frank Zappa.

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Andy Warhol Record Cover Art: 1949-1987: a collection of 40 works
Andy Warhol Record Cover Art: 1949-1987: a collection of 40 works

Andy Warhol Record Cover Art: 1949-1987: a collection of 40 works

By Andy Warhol

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Other notable records include The Rolling Stones ‘Sticky Fingers’, famous for Warhol’s zipper cover design, and vibrant Warhol pop art imagery featuring: Debbie Harry, John Lennon, J...

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1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Thelonious Monk, Detroit, 1967

Thelonious Monk, Detroit, 1967

By Leni Sinclair

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Jazz icon Thelonious Monk by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this year's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The Guardian UK Photo Section, Jan. 28, 2016) ...

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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Thelonious Monk, Detroit, 1967

Thelonious Monk, Detroit, 1967

By Leni Sinclair

Located in NEW YORK, NY

A very cool, well-defined photo of Jazz legend, Thelonious Monk shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this year's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The ...

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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)

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, Thelonious Monk shot in 1967 by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this yea...

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1960s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)

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, Thelonious Monk shot in 1967 by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this yea...

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1960s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)

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, Thelonious Monk shot in 1967 by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this yea...

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1960s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)

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, Thelonious Monk shot in 1967 by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this yea...

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1960s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)

By Leni Sinclair

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Some of her photos – including shots of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane and of Nigeria’s rebel music star Fela Kuti – are among the most widely known of their subjects. Thelonious M...

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1960s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)

Thelonious Monk photograph Detroit, 1967 (Jazz photography)

By Leni Sinclair

Located in NEW YORK, NY

A very cool, well-defined photo of Jazz legend, Thelonious Monk shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair, this year's Kresge Foundation's Eminent Artist of 2016 (See The ...

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1960s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Rainbow - Thelonious Monk - Devil at the Keyboard by Willem De Kooning 1972
Rainbow - Thelonious Monk - Devil at the Keyboard by Willem De Kooning 1972

Rainbow - Thelonious Monk - Devil at the Keyboard by Willem De Kooning 1972

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Willem de Kooning, Dutch/American (1904 - 1997) Title: Rainbow - Thelonious Monk - Devil at the Keyboard Year: 1972 Medium: Six Color Lithograph on Thin Velin, printed signat...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rainbow - Thelonious Monk - Devil at the Keyboard by Willem De Kooning 1972
Rainbow - Thelonious Monk - Devil at the Keyboard by Willem De Kooning 1972

Rainbow - Thelonious Monk - Devil at the Keyboard by Willem De Kooning 1972

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Willem de Kooning, Dutch/American (1904 - 1997) Title: Rainbow - Thelonious Monk - Devil at the Keyboard Year: 1972 Medium: Six Color Lithograph on Thin Velin, printed signat...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Composer, dark, moody abstract face

Composer, dark, moody abstract face

By C. Dimitri

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Inspired by Thelonious Monk.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Monkology, Mixed Media on Canvas
Monkology, Mixed Media on Canvas

Monkology, Mixed Media on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Inspired by the eclectic Thelonious Monk. Mixed Media. Paint and Paper :: Mixed Media :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the a...

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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Dessin de Jean Cocteau et Raymond Moretti  - Original Serigraph by R. Moretti
Dessin de Jean Cocteau et Raymond Moretti  - Original Serigraph by R. Moretti

Dessin de Jean Cocteau et Raymond Moretti - Original Serigraph by R. Moretti

By Raymond Moretti

Located in Roma, IT

He had many famous musicians sit for him, including Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Thelonious Monk. In the 1960s, the artist illustrated covers for a series of 12 highly sough...

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Late 20th Century More Prints

Materials

Silk

McCoy Tyner Sextet Willisau 1980
McCoy Tyner Sextet Willisau 1980

McCoy Tyner Sextet Willisau 1980

By Niklaus Troxler

Located in New York, NY

Jazz Willisau: McCoy Tyner Sextet, 1980; Switzerland; offset lithograph on paper; 50 3/8 x 35 5/8 Collection: Cooper Hewitt Museum Niklaus Troxler's jazz poster, 'A Tribute to...

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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset

Charles Mingus, Detroit 1974

Charles Mingus, Detroit 1974

By Leni Sinclair

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Related Categories John Coltrane. Thelonious Monk. Miles Davis. Chet Baker.

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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Judy Garland, Las Vegas ( We're not in Kansas anymore! -100 YEAR Anniversary )
Judy Garland, Las Vegas ( We're not in Kansas anymore! -100 YEAR Anniversary )

Judy Garland, Las Vegas ( We're not in Kansas anymore! -100 YEAR Anniversary )

By William Claxton

Located in New Orleans, LA

Musicians photographed by Claxton include such legends as Duke Ellington, Shorty Rogers, Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Lena Horne, Billie Holiday, and Bil...

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1960s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Art Deco vs Bauhaus
Art Deco vs Bauhaus

Art Deco vs Bauhaus

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

In addition, the works are also inspired by aspects of harmony and movement drawn from disparate musical sources such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Igor Stravinsky, and Frank Zappa.

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jean-Michel Basquiat performing with Gray, New York City, 1979

Jean-Michel Basquiat performing with Gray, New York City, 1979

By Nicholas Taylor

Located in NEW YORK, NY

How many people were equally versed in Miles Davis and Funkadelic, Charlie Parker and Bootsy Collins, Thelonious Monk and the JBs?" (Glenn O'Brien, 'Gray Matters,' GQ, 2011) Current...

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1980s Pop Art Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

BASQUIAT Gray photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray 1979)
BASQUIAT Gray photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray 1979)

BASQUIAT Gray photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray 1979)

By Nicholas Taylor

Located in NEW YORK, NY

How many people were equally versed in Miles Davis and Funkadelic, Charlie Parker and Bootsy Collins, Thelonious Monk and the JBs?" (Glenn O'Brien, 'Gray Matters,' GQ, 2011) Archiva...

Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

BASQUIAT Gray photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray 1979)
BASQUIAT Gray photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray 1979)

BASQUIAT Gray photograph 1979 (Basquiat Gray 1979)

By Nicholas Taylor

Located in NEW YORK, NY

How many people were equally versed in Miles Davis and Funkadelic, Charlie Parker and Bootsy Collins, Thelonious Monk and the JBs?" (Glenn O'Brien, 'Gray Matters,' GQ, 2011) Archiva...

Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet

Jazz Session with Ornette and...
Jazz Session with Ornette and...

Jazz Session with Ornette and...

By Stephen Henriques

Located in Soquel, CA

His influences in Jazz and art are, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Thelonious Monk and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, his paintings of the Jazz Series include bright colors and a Sax or Stephen...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Laid Paper

San Francisco Jazz Scene with Ornette
San Francisco Jazz Scene with Ornette

San Francisco Jazz Scene with Ornette

By Stephen Henriques

Located in Soquel, CA

His influences in Jazz and art are, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Thelonious Monk and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, his paintings of the Jazz Series include bright colors and a Sax or other ins...

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Laid Paper

Thelonious Monk in New York
Thelonious Monk in New York

Thelonious Monk in New York, 1947

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H 20 in W 16 in D 1 in

Thelonious Monk in New York

Located in Austin, TX

Thelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer.

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1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Original Drawing by Raymond Moretti
Original Drawing by Raymond Moretti

Original Drawing by Raymond Moretti

By Raymond Moretti

Located in Pasadena, CA

Deeply involved with jazz music, he had many famous musicians sit for him, including Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Thelonious Monk. In the 1960s, the artist illustrated cover...

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1970s Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Permanent Marker, Gouache

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Thelonious Monk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact thelonious monk you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Contemporary style, while we also have 3 Contemporary versions to choose from as well. Adding a thelonious monk to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of black, gray and more. There have been many interesting thelonious monk examples over the years, but those made by Leni Sinclair, Lee Tanner and Willem de Kooning are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in digital print, inkjet print and silver gelatin print. If space is limited, you can find a small thelonious monk measuring 11 high and 14 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 24.5 across to better suit those in the market for a large thelonious monk.

How Much is a Thelonious Monk?

The average selling price for a thelonious monk we offer is $333, while they’re typically $280 on the low end and $1,200 for the highest priced.