British Pop artist Allen Jones is no stranger to controversy. In 1970, his group of erotic life-sized fiberglass sculptures Hatstand, Table and Chair — sexually suggestive hyperrealistic models of women transformed into pieces of furniture — made headlines, provoked outrage and was met with intense scrutiny by art critics. Despite the condemnation — or perhaps partly owing to it — his work has sold for millions of dollars at auction, and while Jones’s figurative paintings, prints and sculptures have courted negative publicity, there is no question that his work is provocative and coveted by some collectors.
Born in Southampton in 1937, Jones attended the Royal College of Art alongside classmates R. B. Kitaj and David Hockney. While the school expelled Jones after one year, his work was included in the “Young Contemporaries” exhibition of 1961 — regarded as the birth of the British Pop art movement. Then, in 1963, Jones won the Prix des Jeunes Artistes at the Paris Biennale.
After moving to New York in 1964, Jones began experimenting with sexual imagery and erotic figures. He endeavored to explore complex relationships between men and women, and placed a specific focus on the female form in his nude sculptures and abstract paintings. While the era gave way to works by Jones that were especially sexually charged, his body of work also came to include colorful lithographic prints that drew on fashion design and cabaret.
Jones’s works have been exhibited extensively throughout the U.K., Europe and elsewhere around the world, including shows in London, Zurich, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Shanghai and St. Louis. In 2015, the Royal College of Art staged a large retrospective of his work. Jones’s pieces are held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Tate, the National Portrait Gallery and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Shoe Etching by Allen Jones, Signed, Lithograph, 1968, 96/100, Framed
By Allen Jones
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
Allen Jones (b.1937) Shoe 1968 Etching 96/100 21.6 x 16.0 cm Frame: 50.5 x 40.5 cm Signed Allen Jones studied at Hornsey College of Art from 1955 to 1959 and the Royal College of Ar...
Lithograph
$3,750
Large Bus by Allen Jones classic British 1960s pop art in bright primary colors
By Allen Jones
Located in New York, NY
This large Allen Jones lithograph is printed exuberantly in primary colors. A swath of bright red brushstrokes represents the side of a bus. In the upper left, small windows reveal the passengers: a woman’s face is cut off above her vampy red lips, and a blue-haired man’s face is hidden. Royal blue fills the upper right corner of the composition, giving the impression of looking up at a passing bus against the cloudless sky. One can imagine Jones was thinking of the iconic red double decker bus the AEC Routemaster, first introduced in London in 1954. In the 1960s buses were a living symbol of familiar and new technology coexisting: as David Bucken put it, “In and around London a midpoint change on a journey might involve alighting from an RT bus, of which production had started just prior to World War II, and getting on one of the sexy new Routemasters.” In the artist’s words: “The whole problem as a figurative artist was that it was going against the main march of modernism, which was towards abstraction. But here was a way of making the subject you were painting the same as the object you were painting on. By making the canvas a rhomboid, and putting little wheels on it, you have a schematic version of a vehicle, in this case a London bus.” Jones plays with the space between abstraction and figuration: windowed passengers, elaborated with just a few lines and placed adjacent to a weighty red ground of brushstrokes, easily convey the form of a bus, yet the print also conveys Jones’ visceral, painterly delight in color play. Four color lithograph on wove paper Paper 28.5 x 42.5 / 72.4 X 108 cm Wood frame 31 x 46 x 2 in. / 78.75 x 117 x 5 cm with 1 in. moulding Signed by the artist lower right in pencil, labeled Trial Proof lower left in pencil. Edition 20. Printed at Tamarind Los Angeles with Clifford Smith...
Lithograph
Chest (1968) Sculpture by Allen Jones
By Allen Jones
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Allen Jones (1937) Chest (1968) Sculpture. Silkscreen print on fiberglass published by Xartcollection 14 3/5 × 10 1/5 × 4 7/10 in 37 × 26 × 12 cm An iconic example of Jones's early w...
Fiberglass
Shoe Box (Title Page)
By Allen Jones
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Shoe Box (Title Page) From: Shoe Box-Exotic (Sculpture and seven original lithographs) Published by the artist and Peterssburg Press Edition: 200 of which t...
Screen
$8,376
Impromptu, 1981 - Large Red and Blue Diptych Abstract Print, Across Two Frames
By Allen Jones
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Allen Jones is an English painter, sculptor and printmaker. He studied at Hornsey College of Art, London (1955-9, 1960-61), spending 1959-60 at the Royal College of Art, where he ...
Lithograph
Three in One
By Allen Jones
Located in Zug, CH
ALLEN JONES (1937) Three in One 1971 Color serigraphy 48.5 x 46 cm 19.09 x 18.11 inches Number 70 of 75 Signed and dated on the lower right
Paper
Shoe Box (C)
By Allen Jones
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Shoe Box (C) From: Shoe Box-Exotic (Sculpture and seven original lithographs) Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos) Lithograph printed on ...
Lithograph
Shoe Box (D)
By Allen Jones
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Shoe Box (D) Lithograph printed on BFK Rives Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos) From: Shoe Box-Exotic (Sculpture and seven original li...
Lithograph
$14,232
Acrobat
By Allen Jones
Located in Zug, CH
ALLEN JONES (1937) Acrobat 1993 Acrylic on wood 70 x 36 x 30 cm 27.55 x 14.17 x 11.81 inches Number 16 of 22 Signed, dated and numbered on the base "allenjones '93 16/22"
Wood, Acrylic
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Allen Jones 1984 "High Society" Lithograph 43/45
By Allen Jones
Located in Berlin, DE
Original lithograph. Allen Jones "High Society". From first owner. Numbered and signed. Dimensions including original frame.
Lithograph
Allen Jones, Catwalk Fragment - 1998, Etching, British Pop Art, Signed Print
By Allen Jones
Located in Hamburg, DE
Allen Jones (English, b. 1937) Catwalk Fragment, 1998 Medium: Etching on paper Dimensions: 53.5 × 38 cm (21 1/10 × 15 in) Edition of 150: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Excellent
Etching
Take it from the top
By Allen Jones
Located in London, GB
Allen Jones Take it from the Top (Lloyd 86), 1982 Lithograph on BFK Rives wove paper 28 1/2 × 37 1/10 in 72.5 × 94.2 cm Edition of 75
Lithograph
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Man Losing his Head and Hat
By Allen Jones
Located in Zug, CH
A Unique sculpture by Allen Jones, one of the very few variations on the theme, made in a forge and painted differently then other variations on the theme.
Steel
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Legs
By Allen Jones
Located in London, GB
Published by the Welsh Arts Council, screenprinted by Priestleys.
Untitled, 1988 (New Years Invitation)
By Keith Haring
Located in Greenwich, CT
New Year's Eve 1988 is a silkscreen print on paper, mounted on board, by Keith Haring with an image size of 10.25 x 8.25". The signature lower right is a plate signature. The art is...
Paper, Screen
$1,400
H 25.19 in W 34.32 in
Keith Haring: Tony Shafrazi Gallery Poster /// New York Street Pop Art Exhibit
By Keith Haring
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990) Title: "Keith Haring: Tony Shafrazi Gallery" *Signed and dated by Haring in the plate (printed signature) lower center Year: 1988 Medium: O...
Lithograph, Offset
$231
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in
Le Petit Prince et Le Serpent - Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Color lithograph after the watercolor illustrations by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry from his beloved masterpiece "The Little Prince". This lithograph was printed and published in 2009 ...
Lithograph
$3,350
H 39.97 in W 25.01 in D 0.04 in
BOAC Speedbird Routes Across the World – Original Vintage British Airline Poster
By Harold Foster
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Vintage Airline Poster by Harold Foster. He created several designs commissioned by the British Overseas Airways Corporation ...
Paper
Rhodotorulic Acid. Woodcut in colors. Signed.
By Damien Hirst
Located in Paris, FR
HIRST Damien (1965 - ) Rhodotorulic Acid. Woodcut in colors. Signed. Provenance : DTR Modern Gallery, New York. About Damien Hirst (Artist) British artist Damien Hirst is widely considered the enfant terrible of contemporary art. He is the most prominent of the so-called Young British Artists, or YBAs, a group, largely composed of Hirst’s classmates at Goldsmiths, in London, that began exhibiting together in warehouses and factories after 1988 and is known for the use of unconventional materials and “shock tactics.” In the 1990s, Hirst said, “I can’t wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it.” And indeed, he is notorious for piquing critics and baffling the public with such pieces as his signature glass vitrines containing dead sheep or sharks in formaldehyde, and his diamond-encrusted skull, For the Love of God. Working primarily in sculpture, Hirst takes after French modernist master Marcel Duchamp in his use of ready-made objects and materials, which he combines to ironic effect. He often creates in series, as with The Cure (Violet) and The Cure (Turquoise), both from 2014, which are among several pill paintings...
Paper
$1,044
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in
"El patito feo" by Antonio Saura, Abstract Print, Duckling, Blue, Bright Colors
By Antonio Saura
Located in Köln, DE
Color lithgraph by Antonio Saura "El patito feo", 1997 65 x 50 cm Copy 186/250 Edition of 285 Antonio Saura (Huesca, Spain 1930–1998 Cuenca) found his...
Lithograph
$1,000
H 24 in W 16.5 in
David Hockney - 60 Years of Work - Tate Britain original British Pop art poster
By David Hockney
Located in New York, NY
David Hockney David Hockney - 60 Years of Work - Tate Britain original poster, 2017 Offset lithograph and digital print 24 × 16 1/2 inches Unframed, unsigned and unnumbered Provenanc...
Digital, Lithograph, Offset
$13,700
H 48.82 in W 36.42 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Secession Poster celebrating the emperor's jubilee
Located in Zurich, CH
Original Vintage Poster by the Austrian artist Ferdinand Ludwig Graf, a member of the Hagenbund. This Viennese artist association moved as soon a...
Paper
Heart & Soul
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in New York, NY
Heart & Soul, 2020 Signed, dated, numbered in pencil with thumbprint in verso Screenprint on paper 30 x 22 inches Edition 84 of 85
Screen
The Agam Passover Haggadah - Gold Edition
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Jerusalem, IL
A Passover Haggadah, made by the artist Yaacov Agam. 58 original serigraphs, pulled by hand on Rivs 270 Gr. (Arjomarie-Prioux) by Atelier Arcay in Paris, 1985. All color separations ...
Paper, Color
$4,255
H 21.5 in W 18.5 in D 1.5 in
Lithograph of American rural life timeless and romantic monochrome
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in London, GB
In this sentimental work from 1939, Benton expresses his admiration for the rural lifestyle of the Midwest. He highlights the connection between man and the land by depicting two fig...
Lithograph
$1,100
H 17 in W 13 in D 1 in
Modernist FOLK ART Original Pencil Lithograph "GRAY DAY AT THE BEACH"
By Doris Lee
Located in New York, NY
Doris Lee Lithograph 1964 Edition Size: 250 Image Size: 12 x 9.5 inches Sheet Size: 16.75 x 13 inches Reference: AAA 1532 Signed lower left Condition: Good Provenance: ASA Doris Emrick Lee...
Lithograph, Archival Pigment
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H 47 in W 31 in D 1.5 in
Allen Jones - Red Feat (Lloyd, 73) Signed/N silkscreen British Pop Art, Framed
By Allen Jones
Located in New York, NY
Rare coveted silkscreen in museum quality frame: Allen Jones Red Feat (Lloyd, 73), 1976 Lithograph on Arches paper Hand signed, dated and numbered 49/60 in pencil recto, with Landfal...
Lithograph
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H 19.3 in W 25.2 in
Allen Jones (b.1937) - 20th Century Lithograph, Runnymede
By Allen Jones
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful abstract by the artist Allen Jones (b.1937) featuring expressive marks and pastel hues. Signed and titled to the lower margin. Well presented in a whitewashed frame. On ...
Lithograph
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H 10.24 in W 8.19 in
Allen Jones, Performance in Print - Pop Art, British Art, Signed Print
By Allen Jones
Located in Hamburg, DE
Allen Jones (British, born 1937) Performance in Print, 2020 Medium: Fine-Art-Giclée-Print on Hahnemühle Agave 290gsm with Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints 1996–2020 – Volume II Dimen...
Giclée
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H 21.26 in W 25.2 in
Allen Jones (b.1937) - 20th Century Lithograph, Runnymede
By Allen Jones
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed and titled. Presented in a contemporary wooden frame. Blind Stamped. On paper.
Lithograph
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H 6 in W 9 in
British Pop: Mail Order, for Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art (Lt Ed Signed stamp)
By Allen Jones
Located in New York, NY
ALLEN JONES Mail Order, for Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art, from The Collection of Art Critic Anthony Haden-Guest, 1971 Lithograph mounted on franked envelope of wove paper (Hand Signed) 6 × 9 inches Edition of 250 (unnumbered) Hand signed in blue ink by Allen Jones with his initials on the lower left of the lithographic stamp, affixed to the envelope. Unframed As a consequence of the prolonged strike by the Royal Mail postal workers in the United Kingdom, Allen Jones, along with a group of top British Pop artists of the era including David Hockney, Eduardo Paolozzi, Derek Boshier, the poet/activist Christopher Logue and Richard Hamilton, published ''Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art''to raise funds for the striking workers. The "stamps" were published in a limited edition of only 250 each (some artists, like Paolozzi and Allen Jones created more than one design), with the artists signing each by hand in blue ink with his initials on the lower right. Allen Jones "Mail Order" is an especially clever take on the project; it is at once a postage stamp (hence the title "Mail Order"), but it also refers to the popular mail order catalogues of the era. It was a particular preoccupation of Jones, who, separately, created a large lithograph called "Janet is Wearing" -- referring to his wife Janet, but playing upon the advertising jargon of the day, used in mail order catalogues. For this particular project - creating a stamp to raise money for mail carriers...
Lithograph, Ink, Mixed Media, Offset
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H 6 in W 9 in
Historic Lt Edition: Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art (Hand Signed by Allen Jones)
By Allen Jones
Located in New York, NY
ALLEN JONES Culture Carriers Stamp Out Art (Hand Signed), from the collection of art critic Anthony Haden Guest, 1971 Lithograph mounted on franked (s...
Lithograph, Ink, Mixed Media, Offset
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H 6.5 in W 2.56 in D 2.37 in
Shining (1993) Limited Edition Sculpture by Allen Jones
By Allen Jones
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Allen Jones (1937) Shining (1993) Sculpture. Painted cast metal. 16.5 x 6.5 x 6 cm weight 0.96 Kg (approximately 2 lb) An iconic example of Allen Jones's early work, drawing on his ...
Metal
Chest (1968) Sculpture by Allen Jones
By Allen Jones
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Allen Jones (1937) Chest (1968) Sculpture. Silkscreen print on fiberglass published by Xartcollection 14 3/5 × 10 1/5 × 4 7/10 in 37 × 26 × 12 cm An iconic example of Jones's early w...
Fiberglass
Cabin by the River, Autumn Landscape with Stone Bridge
By Allen Jones
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful impressionist oil painting depicting a cabin near a stone bridge and river, with colorful autumn trees in the background by Al Jones. Signed "Al...
Canvas, Oil
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H 33 in W 23 in
Vintage Allen Jones poster Galerie Mikro '69 pop art retro red British bus
By Allen Jones
Located in New York, NY
Original poster produced for Allen Jones 1969 exhibition at Galerie Mikro, Berlin. The imagery featured is A Fleet of Buses (1966), picturing a group of quintessentially British red ...
Offset
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H 28 in W 10 in D 10 in
Juggler II, Sculpture, Pop Art, Contemporary Art, 20th Century
By Allen Jones
Located in Hamburg, DE
Allen Jones (English, b. 1937) Juggler II, 1996 Medium: Acrylic on wood Dimensions: 71.1 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm (28 × 10 × 10 in) Edition of 8: Hand signed, numbered and dated, on bottom. ...
Wood, Acrylic
Woman Splash
By Allen Jones
Located in Kansas City, MO
Allen Jones Title: Woman Splash Year: 1970 Medium: Lithograph on BFK Japanese paper Edition: XXXV/XXXV Signed in Pencil Size: 26 x 20 inches Publication: From portfolio Europaische G...
Handmade Paper, Lithograph