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Josh Agle Art

American, b. 1962

Based in Los Angeles, Josh Agle, also known as Shag, makes slick, narrative kitsch paintings that recall the early 1960s advertising illustration, Bossa Nova album art and Disney animation. Rife with businessmen in skinny suits and women in skin-tight cat costumes drinking martinis, Shag’s paintings depict an ominous world of stylized, witty urbanites. His paintings have spawned a book, an album, a film, and a musical. Shag was commissioned to create 13 illustrations to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion.

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Artist: Josh Agle
“The Missing Suitors” by SHAG aka Josh Agle
“The Missing Suitors” by SHAG aka Josh Agle

“The Missing Suitors” by SHAG aka Josh Agle

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The Missing Suitors is a limited edition 13 color hand-pulled Serigraph by artist Josh Agle aka SHAG. Hand signed and numbered 214/300 by the artist. Comes with a Certificate of authenticity (C.O.A.). Shag is an American born painter, designer and illustrator working in Southern California. His distinctive artistic style draws from commercial illustration and has an attitude and sly sense of humor which is unmistakably of our time. His paintings celebrate consumerism and consumption on vividly colored sharply rendered panels; the characters drink, smoke and eat in lavish, stylish surroundings. Shag's work is categorized as lowbrow art...

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Find a wide variety of authentic Josh Agle art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Josh Agle in screen print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the Pop Art style. Not every interior allows for large Josh Agle art, so small editions measuring 12 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Josef Levi, Michael Godard, and CLAYTON POND. Josh Agle art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,013 and tops out at $1,013, while the average work can sell for $1,013.