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
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
$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
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
$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
$1,500
H 18.5 in W 21.5 in D 1 in
Four After the Party, Hand Embellished Serigraph On Linen, 120/150, Framed
By Itzchak Tarkay
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on linen with hand embellishment in acrylic paint. Hand signed lower front by Itzchak Tarkay. Hand signed lower front by Itzchak Tarkay. Hand numbered 120/150 ...
Canvas, Screen, Acrylic
$300
H 36 in W 24 in
Matt Ferguson - Spiderman: Homecoming - Contemporary Cinema Movie Film Posters
By Matt Ferguson
Located in Asheville, NC
Spiderman: Homecoming Spider-Man: Homecoming is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the second Spider-Man film reboot and the 16th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Jon Watts, from a screenplay by the writing teams of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Watts and Christopher Ford, and Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Bokeem Woodbine, Tyne Daly, Marisa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr. In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter Parker tries to balance high school life with being Spider-Man while facing the Vulture. Artists: Ferguson, Matt Edition Details Year: 2020 Class: Cinema Status: Official Released: 07/16/20 Run: 300 Technique: Screen Print Size: 24 X 36 Markings: Numbered About Artist: "Matt Ferguson...
Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Laser, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment...
$1,950
H 25 in W 25 in D 1 in
Kaikai, Kiki, DOB, And POM Atop The Mound Of The Dead, Signed Lithograph, 2013
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on satin wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 161/300 lower right. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Artwor...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
$3,375
H 34 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
Zero-One, Hand Signed Lithograph, Edition of 300, Framed, 2016
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on satin wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 166/300 lower right. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Artwor...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Einstein Love is the Answer
By Mr. Brainwash
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Mr. Brainwash Einstein Love is the Answer 2023, is a vibrant and stimulating work featuring Albert Einstein, a pillar of history and modern...
Mixed Media, Screen
Tyler Shields - 2:22 am, Photography 2022, Printed After
By Tyler Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Provocateur Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 24" x 30" 32" x 40" 48" x 60" 57" x 72" 67" x 84" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs...
Luster, Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Digital, Inkjet, Archival Pigmen...
$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
Paul Mann - Frankenstein - Contemporary Cinema Movie Posters
By Paul Mann
Located in Asheville, NC
Frankenstein Frankenstein is a 1931 American science fiction horror film directed by James Whale, produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., and adapted from a 1927 play by Peggy Webling, which in turn was based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Frankenstein stars Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, an obsessed scientist who digs up corpses with his assistant in order to assemble a living being from body parts. The resulting creature, often known as Frankenstein's monster, is portrayed by Boris Karloff. The make-up for the monster was provided by Jack Pierce. Alongside Clive and Karloff, the film's cast also includes Mae Clarke, John Boles, Dwight Frye, and Edward Van Sloan. Artist: Mann, Paul Edition Details Year: 2020 Class: Cinema Status: Official Released: 07/14/20 Run: 165 Technique: Offset Lithograph Paper: 300gsm archival paper Size: 24 X 36 Markings: Numbered About Artist: For more than 40 years, Paul Mann...
Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Laser, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment...
$3,000
H 23.25 in W 23.25 in D 1 in
And Then x 6 (Red: The Polke Method) 2013, Signed Lithograph, Edition of 300
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Aventura, FL
Offset lithograph in colors on satin wove paper. Hand signed lower right by Takashi Murakami. Hand numbered 36/300 lower right. Published by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo. Artwork...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
Frank Sinatra "Selfie" on the Stairs - Estate Stamped
By Frank Sinatra
Located in Chicago, IL
“Selfie” on the stairs of a young Frank Sinatra. Self Portrait circa late 1930s. Likely taken on the stairs at Sinatra’s parents in Hoboken, NJ. Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag pa...
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
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
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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