Although he insisted that he and his fellow Pop artists developed their art-making styles independently, American painter James Rosenquist belonged at the table with Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.
Known for his distinctive use of visual montage, Rosenquist produced large, vibrantly colored tableaux marked by fragmentation and overlap. He often employed familiar motifs and objects drawn from popular contemporary culture — hot dogs, lipstick tubes, American flags — which he manipulated to form disorienting compositions whose constituent elements are nearly unrecognizable.
Born in North Dakota to Swedish parents, Rosenquist was encouraged to pursue painting by his mother, who was also an artist. He studied painting for two years at the University of Minnesota, but dropped out at the age of 21 to attend the Art Students League in New York on a scholarship. A job as a billboard painter in the late 1950s set him up to pursue his signature style, which borrowed its bold graphics and remixed kitschy aesthetic from the visual vocabulary of advertising. Works like Flamingo Capsule (1983) embody his trademark visual dissonance, drawing cigarette-ad motifs into conversation with stripes from the American flag and aluminum foil wrappers.
In addition to enormous paintings, Rosenquist created drawings, prints and collages. The 2011 lithograph The Memory Continues but the Clock Disappears is a montage of melting clocks and confetti, all submerged in a pool of water. While wryly hinting at the inevitability of decay and deterioration — suggesting that life is a ticking clock — the composition also alludes to Salvador Dalí's signature motif, the defining symbol of Surrealism. Such compositions demonstrate how Rosenquist masterfully combined seemingly incongruous elements into a harmonious and poetic whole.
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Flame out Homage to Picasso James Rosenquist collage
By James Rosenquist
Located in New York, NY
In 1972 the Propylaen Verlag, Berlin approached Petersburg Press asking if some of the artists we were working with would contribute a print to the Hommage à Picasso portfolio they w...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Lithograph
Sketch for Forest Ranger
By James Rosenquist
Located in Astoria, NY
James Rosenquist (American, 1933-2017), Sketch for Forest Ranger, Screenprint in Colors on Plastic Film, 1967, from Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio, published by Tanglewood Press, In...
Plastic, Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Screen
Flame out for Pablo collage by James Rosenquist Picasso
By James Rosenquist
Located in New York, NY
In 1972 the Propylaen Verlag, Berlin approached Petersburg Press asking if some of the artists we were working with would contribute a print to the Hommage à Picasso portfolio they w...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Lithograph
$555
H 24 in W 18 in
Desert Heartbreaker - Figurative Colorful Western Pinup Cowgirl Mixed Media Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
$1,625
H 26 in W 32 in
This Is Beverly Blvd #41 - Original Colorful L.A. Landscape Mixed Media Artwork
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
$400
H 12 in Dm 15 in
Santa Barbara Is Shining - Framed Original Colorful Authentic Environment Art
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
$375
H 8 in W 11 in
Redondo Beach Boutique - Original Figurative Color Drenched Still Life Artwork
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
$415
H 15.5 in W 12.5 in
Gelateria - Original Abstract Figurative Color Drenched Mixed Media Artwork
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite, Oil Pastel, Gel Pen
$635
H 20 in W 16 in
Urban Cowboy #2 - Original Colorful Rainbow Quirky Figurative Mixed Media Art
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pastel
$375
H 9 in W 12 in
Wall St. Studies (In Greed We Trust) III - Original Color Drenched Money Artwork
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
$640Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.5 in W 15.5 in
'Female Nude', by Maurice Soulet, Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 11.5" x 15.5" abstract female nude was painted by Maurice Soulet in 1982. In a landscape orientation, the abstracted nude figure lays horizontally within the composition. The fi...
Paper, Oil Pastel
$415
H 16 in W 13 in
Experience - Original Colorful Quirky Figurative Mixed Media Framed Artwork
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Ink
$375
H 12 in W 8.5 in
Art World Gone Bananas - Original Figurative Color Drenched Still Life Artwork
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
$415
H 12.5 in W 15.5 in
Jakarta Ice Cream - Original Figurative Color Drenched Still Life Framed Artwork
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
$635
H 18 in W 22 in
Porta Genova, Milan - Original Colorful Architecture Landscape Mixed Media Art
By Fabio Coruzzi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian artist Fabio Coruzzi merges painting and photography into one imaginative image that offers a new outlook on an otherwise ordinary urban scene. His artworks represent an auth...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
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H 34 in W 34 in
Louis Vuitton Limited Edition Silk Scarf designed by James Rosenquist
By James Rosenquist
Located in New York, NY
James Rosenquist Limited Edition Vintage Louis Vuitton Silk Scarf, 1987 Screenprint on 100% Italian Silk Scarf . Signed on the plate 34 × 34 in 86.4 × 86.4 cm Limited Edition of 50...
Silk, Screen
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H 26.25 in W 48.25 in D 2 in
Original James Rosenquist "Star Pointer", 1977
By James Rosenquist
Located in Hinsdale, IL
ROSENQUIST, JAMES (B. 1933) Star Pointer Gemini G.E.L. 43.1 Lithograph in colors, die-cut, and collage on Arches paper, c. 1977 Signed, dated, titled, and numbered in pencil along lo...
Lithograph