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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1972 Munich Olympic Games - Allen Jones Original Poster by Allen Jones
By Allen Jones
Located in Winchester, GB
Renowned and controversial artist Allen Jones was one of 29 artists commissioned to produce posters for the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. In the run-up to the 1972 Games, the Organising...
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$1,031
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Original Vintage Sport Poster Munich Olympics 1972 Tom Wesselmann Foot Pop Art
By Tom Wesselmann
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport poster for the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held from 26 August to 11 September 1972 in Munich Germany featuring a bright design by the American Pop Art artist Th...
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$693
H 33.47 in W 23.63 in D 0.4 in
Otl Aicher Olympic Games Munich 1972, Running over Obstacles, Original Poster
By Otl Aicher
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare - marked - original - can be framed and glazed.
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$1,057
H 39.77 in W 25.2 in D 0.4 in
Jacob Lawrence Poster The Relay Race Lithograph Olympic Games Munich 1972
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare - marked - original - can be framed and glazed.
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$225Sale Price|35% Off
H 27 in W 18 in D 0.013 in
Original San Francisco Olympic Summer Games Poster, 2002 by Sharrie Brooks
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An exceptional series of contemporary graphic design, aimed at bringing the Summer Olympic Games to the Bay Area in 2012. The Bridge to the Future original poster series from...
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$225Sale Price|35% Off
H 27 in W 18 in D 0.013 in
Original San Francisco Olympic Summer Games Poster, 2002 by Michael Schwab
By Michael Schwab
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An exceptional series of contemporary graphic design, aimed at bringing the Summer Olympic Games to the Bay Area in 2012. The Bridge to the Future original poster series from ...
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Mid century Olympic Games Munich 1972 Original Poster
Located in Praha, CZ
- marked - original - suitable for framing - for detailed condition see the photos jr
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$1,031
H 39.77 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Sport Poster Munich Olympics 1972 Max Bill Shapes Design
By Max Bill
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sports poster promoting the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich Germany featuring a great minimalist design by the Swiss architect, artist, painter and graphic desig...
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$659
H 36.23 in W 25.2 in D 0 in
Original Vintage Poster, Olympic Runners, Munich Games, 1973 Sports Poster
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Artist: Anonymous Year: 1973 Dimensions: 92 x 64cm Condition: Excellent condition Format: Linen backed.
$1,175
H 40.16 in W 25.2 in D 0.4 in
Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Olympic Munich Games 1972, Original Poster
By Hundertwasser
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare - marked - original - can be framed and glazed.
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Original Mexico 68 Olympic Games Poster
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Printed by Impresos Automáticos de México S.A., circa 1968. We offer this Original Mexico 68 Olympic Games poster, printed on paper and created as part of the iconic graphic design p...
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$1,031
H 39.77 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Sport Poster Munich Olympics 1972 Black Pattern Chillida Design
By Eduardo Chillida
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport poster for the 1972 Summer Olympic Games held from 26 August to 11 September 1972 in Munich Germany featuring an abstract design by the sculptor Eduardo Chilli...
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$225Sale Price|35% Off
H 27 in W 18 in D 0.013 in
Original San Francisco Olympic Summer Games Poster, 2002 by Michael Mabry
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An exceptional series of contemporary graphic design, aimed at bringing the Summer Olympic Games to the Bay Area in 2012. The Bridge to the Future original poster series from ...
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Original Vintage Sport Poster Munich Olympics 1972 Allen Jones
By Allen Jones
Located in London, GB
Original vintage sport poster for the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich Germany featuring a colourful illustration by the British pop artist Allen Jones (b. 1937) depicting the log...
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'Maîtresse' Original Vintage Film Poster by Allen Jones, American, 1976
By Allen Jones
Located in Devon, GB
In an early commercial commission, renowned British Pop Artist Allen Jones was asked to design the publicity poster for the 1976 US release of Barbet Schroeder’s 1973 fetish romance 'Maîtresse,' starring a young Gerard Depardieu as the small time crook who stumbles into the double-life of a dominatrix, played by Bulle Ogier. Werner Gallery, who exhibited Jones' original artwork in 2016, stated that 'despite his inability to Identify with its explicit sadomasochistic themes, Jones accepted the poster commission based on his fondness for the powerfully stylized heroine of the film.' Jones' original design, with the high-heeled, leather-clad brunette with bull whip in hand, proved too risqué for the distributor, so the figure was reworked into a blonde beauty gripping a pair of keys instead of the more provocative whip. In 2008, Jones revisited his original design and began developing it into a series of dominatrix paintings...
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'Maîtresse' Original Vintage Movie Poster by Allen Jones, American, 1976
By Allen Jones
Located in Devon, GB
In an early commercial commission, renowned British Pop Artist Allen Jones was asked to design the publicity poster for the 1976 US release of Barbet Schroeder’s 1973 fetish romance 'Maîtresse,' starring a young Gerard Depardieu as the small time crook who stumbles into the double-life of a dominatrix, played by Bulle Ogier. Werner Gallery, who exhibited Jones' original artwork in 2016, stated that 'despite his inability to Identify with its explicit sadomasochistic themes, Jones accepted the poster commission based on his fondness for the powerfully stylized heroine of the film.' Jones' original design, with the high-heeled, leather-clad brunette with bull whip...
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'Maîtresse' Original Vintage US One Sheet Movie Poster by Allen Jones, 1976
By Allen Jones
Located in Devon, GB
In an early commercial commission, renowned British Pop Artist Allen Jones was asked to design the publicity poster for the 1976 US release of Barbet Schroeder’s 1973 fetish romance 'Maîtresse,' starring a young Gerard Depardieu as the small time crook who stumbles into the double-life of a dominatrix, played by Bulle Ogier. Werner Gallery, who exhibited Jones' original artwork in 2016, stated that 'despite his inability to Identify with its explicit sadomasochistic themes, Jones accepted the poster commission based on his fondness for the powerfully stylized heroine of the film.' Jones' original design, with the high-heeled, leather-clad brunette with bull whip...
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'Maîtresse' US Film Poster by Allen Jones, 1976
By Allen Jones
Located in Devon, GB
In an early commercial commission, renowned British Pop Artist Allen Jones was asked to design the publicity poster for the 1976 US release of Barbet Schroeder’s 1973 fetish romance 'Maîtresse,' starring a young Gerard Depardieu as the small time crook who stumbles into the double-life of a dominatrix, played by Bulle Ogier. Werner Gallery, who exhibited Jones' original artwork in 2016, stated that 'despite his inability to Identify with its explicit sadomasochistic themes, Jones accepted the poster commission based on his fondness for the powerfully stylised heroine of the film.' Jones' original design, with the high-heeled, leather-clad brunette with bull whip...
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