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 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
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
$375
H 8 in W 11 in
Wall St. Studies #4 - Abstract Colorful Money Inspired Mixed Media Art on Paper
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
$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
$755
H 21 in W 17 in
Giant Donut in Inglewood (Red) - Framed Colorful Still Life 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, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite, Mixed Media, Spray Paint,...
$375
H 11 in W 8.5 in
Quality Time #7 - Original Abstract Figurative Color Drenched 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, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
$295
H 17 in W 13 in
Blue Abstract - Original Expressive Colorful Mixed Media Painting on Paper
By Elisabeth Grace
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
$375
H 11 in W 8.25 in
Hollywood Motel - Original Abstract Cityscape Colorful Layered 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, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
$375
H 10 in W 8 in
Tokyo Central - Original Abstract Japanese City Scene Colorful 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, Acrylic, Gel Pen, Graphite
$375
H 11 in W 8.5 in
Liquor Store in Tarzana - Abstract Colorful City Mixed Media Artwork on Paper
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
$2,500
H 39 in W 64 in D 1 in
Burden of Need, 39x64 Multi media with hand coloring and collage
By Steven Sorman
Located in Southampton, NY
Steve Sorman has had over 80 solo artist exhibitions throughout the United States . I have included, just for reference, some images of his museum show so that you can see the body...
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Aquatint
$375
H 8 in W 11 in
The Hollywood Ten (Actually Nine) - Colorful Figurative Mixed Media Art on Paper
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
$2,144
H 20.08 in W 27.96 in D 1.19 in
1962 Italy Abstract Pastel Painting and Paper Collage by Ermete Lancini
By Ermete Lancini
Located in Brescia, IT
This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1962, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini. The artwork is a painting and a collage with newspaper sheet and other glued element...
Paper, Magazine Paper, Oil Pastel
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
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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