Named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of 2018, American painter Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977) is one of the most widely recognized artists of his generation, best known for re-creating Old Masters works with contemporary Black subjects.
Take, for instance, his large-scale masterpiece Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps (2005): The painting is nearly identical in both composition and name to Jacques-Louis David’s Bonaparte Crossing the Alps (1800–1), but instead of the French general posed atop a rearing horse, it’s a modern-day Black man, dressed in fatigues and Timberland boots, against a decorative patterned backdrop. Through such paintings and sculptures, Wiley engages in a political act, acknowledging the omission of Black and other nonwhite figures from historical and cultural narratives — especially as seen through the lens of European portraiture — and introducing them as heroes in poses and positions of power.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Wiley discovered his talents as a photorealistic portrait painter as a child, refining them at the San Francisco Art Institute, where he earned his BFA, and at the Yale University School of Art, where he earned his MFA. His art draws from a range of influences; while his paintings are most associated with Old Master portraits, particularly in the Venitian tradition of Titian and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Wiley often sets his subjects in front of ornate patterned backgrounds that reference African textiles and Islamic architecture. In 2017, the artist was commissioned by President Barack Obama to paint his official portrait to hang in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
Wiley has garnered numerous accolades, including the U.S. Department of State Medal of Arts, the Brooklyn Museum Asher B. Durand Award for Artistic Achievement, the American Federation for Arts Cultural Leadership Award and the Pratt Legend Award. His works can be found in the collections of acclaimed institutions around the world, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Walker Art Center in Minneapolis; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and the Zabludowicz Collection in London.
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$2,800
Kehinde Wiley - Andries Stilte Lt. Ed oversized Towel Wall Hanging 70" x 60"
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in New York, NY
Kehinde Wiley Andries Stilte oversized beach towel, 2008 Silkscreen on 100% Cotton Large Beach Towel or hanging tapestry 70 × 60 inches Edition of 2000 In original packaging with ta...
Cotton, Mixed Media, Screen
$5,500
Kehinde Wiley - Passing/Posing Paintings & Faux Chapel, 18 prints in bespoke box
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in New York, NY
Kehinde Wiley Passing/Posing, Paintings & Faux Chapel (suite of 18 separate prints), 2004 Portfolio of 18 Separate Color offset lithographs in original black paste board portfoli...
Ink, Mixed Media, Board, Laid Paper, Lithograph, Offset
After Pontormo's "Two Men With a Passage" from Cicero's "On Friendship"
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Kehinde Wiley After Pontormo's "Two Men With a Passage" from Cicero's "On Friendship", 2009 Archival inkjet print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper Framed Dimensions: 38 3/8 x 32 7/8 inch...
Archival Paper, Inkjet
Kehinde Wiley 'Dimietrus Study' Signed Archival Pigment Print 2021
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Miami, FL
Kehinde Wiley (1977-Present) Dimietrus Study This signed limited edition print by Kehinde Wiley is executed in archival ink on paper and presented in the artist’s custom frame. Sign...
Pigment
Nine of Coins
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Kehinde Wiley Nine of Coins, 2010 Archival inkjet print Framed Dimensions: 20.19 x 16.25 x 1 inches (51.27 x 41.27 x 2.54 cm) Edition AP 2/3, apart from the edition of 7
Archival Ink, Inkjet
$40
H 4.75 in W 2.75 in D 0.07 in
Cancer, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic edge
By Deming King Harriman
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Cancer, 2018, collage, print, figurative, gold, tarot, horoscope, metallic gold edge, on glossy heavy card stock with pink design on reverse.
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$675
H 26.5 in W 22 in D 0.13 in
"The Volunteer - Civil War" Historical Portrait, 742/1500
By James Bama
Located in Soquel, CA
Limited edition offset print of the original photorealistic painting, a portrait that portrays a historical reenactment of a civil war volunteer by James Bama...
Paper, Ink, Offset
$3,793
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in
Jutta - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Pigment Print, Portrait, Pop
By Françoise Nielly
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Edition of 50 The Françoise Nielly limited editions are available as pigment prints on aluminium: durable and colourfast hi-definition images with a ...
Pigment
$2,213
H 30 in W 30 in D 1 in
Anywhere Door (Dokodemo Door) in the Field of Flowers, Offset Lithograph, Signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 817/1000 lower right. Hand signed by Fujiko F Fujio (creator of Doraem...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$5,500
H 47 in W 38 in D 1 in
"Chuck Close Study for 3D painting" 47x38" one of a kind archival pigment print
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
This art is a one of a kind print on canvas with archival ink, it is completely flat but has the characteristics of Ceravolo's 3 dimensional look. It was the study for a large canvas of Chuck Close that was comprised of actual three dimensional elements. This unique one of a kind print has the depth that a Ceravolo canvas in known for while being completely flat. It is framed under plexiglass and measures 47x38" When Ceravolo met Chuck Close for the first time in 2008 he told Chuck that Chuck had indirectly feed his (Ceravolo's) family for the past 25 years because he (Ceravolo) started to paint large scale portraits after seeing Chucks portrait of Phillip Glass...
Archival Pigment, Canvas
$260
H 28.8 in W 21.3 in
Spanish 1999 signed limited edition original art print silkscreen on canvas
Located in Miami, FL
Nuria Gussinyer (Spain, ) 'Bodegón azul', 1999 silkscreen on canvas 28.8 x 21.3 in. (73 x 54 cm.) Edition of 75 ID: GUS1071-001-075 Unframed Hand-signed by author
Engraving, Screen, Canvas
Hebru Brantley - The Journeymen
By Hebru Brantley
Located in London, GB
The Journeymen, 2025 Archival pigment on 330gsm smooth rag paper. edition of 100 hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Hebru Brantley is an American contemporary artist renowned f...
Archival Pigment
$175
H 14 in W 14 in
Muppets - Miss Piggy, Giclée Print on Canvas, Hand Signed, Edition of 35
By Allison Lefcort
Located in Aventura, FL
Unstretched giclee on canvas. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition of 35. Image size when stretched is approx 14 x 14 inches. Unstretched canvas size is 19 x 19 inches. ...
Canvas, Giclée
The Triumph of Caesar: Plate IV
By Andrea Mantegna
Located in Middletown, NY
Andreani, Andrea (Italian, about 1558–1610), after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431-1506) Chiaroscuro woodcut in colors printed from four blocks on laid paper in dark brown, grey, and...
Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Woodcut
Muppets Kermit Giclée Canvas Print, Signed Edition of 35
By Allison Lefcort
Located in Aventura, FL
Unstretched giclee on canvas. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Edition of 35. Image size when stretched is approx 14 x 14 inches. Unstretched canvas size is 19 x 19 inches. ...
Canvas, Giclée
$2,213
H 24 in W 24 in D 1 in
We Are the Jocular Clan (6) Hand Signed Lithograph, Framed, 122/300
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on smooth wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 122/300 lower right. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Artwo...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$220
H 9.9 in W 32.7 in
Spanish Artist signed limited edition original art print silkscreen on Canvas n2
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Serrano Martínez (Spain, 1900-1970) 'Grutesco de Villa Bonelli', 2001 silkscreen on canvas 9.9 x 32.7 in. (25 x 83 cm.) Edition of 75 ID: SE...
Canvas, Engraving, Screen
Louis XVI, The Sun King
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Signed, dated and numbered to underside 'K Wiley 06 99/250' Published by Cerealart, Philadelphia.
Marble
Barack Obama White House Portrait
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Draper, UT
Kehinde Wiley restages classical portraits and sculptures, replacing historical white subjects with contemporary subjects of color. His lush, narratively rich canvases draw on textil...
Lithograph
Barack Obama (Hand Signed by Kehinde Wiley)
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in New York, NY
Kehinde Wiley Barack Obama (Hand Signed by Kehinde Wiley), 2018 Offset Lithograph (Hand Signed by Kehinde Wiley) 17 × 11 inches Boldly signed by Kehinde Wiley in black marker on the ...
Offset
Barack Obama White House Portrait
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Draper, UT
Medium Posters Condition Print is in pristine condition with four sharp corners and has been stored flat since purchase. Signature Not signed...., not signed Certificate of authenticity Included Frame Not included Series White House Portraits Publisher Smithsonian Institute Image rights Smithsonian Institute Barack Obama...
Lithograph
Barack Obama White House Portrait
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Draper, UT
Medium Posters Condition Print is in pristine condition with four sharp corners and has been stored flat since purchase. Signature Not signed...., not signed Certificate of authenticity Included Frame Not included Series White House Portraits Publisher Smithsonian Institute Image rights Smithsonian Institute Barack Obama...
Lithograph
Sold
H 13 in W 8 in
Visionaire Artist Toys, 2006 (Alex Katz, Kehinde Wiley, Rob Pruitt & more)
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'Visionaire 50: Artist Toys': A set of 10 limited edition, silkscreened art toys by the likes of: Alex Katz; Kehinde Wiley; Kurt Vonnegut and Joe Petro III; Robert Crumb; Rita Ackerman; Rob Pruitt; Tim Noble...
Plastic, Vinyl