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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Matar Mbaye II Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
Porcelain
$125 / item
Mrs. Graham Plate
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
Porcelain
$125 / item
Dacia Carter II Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
Porcelain
$125 / item
Mame Ngagne Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
Porcelain
$125 / item
Idrissa Ndiaye Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
Porcelain
Decorative Plate ”Ten-Foot Flowers” by Andy Warhol by Rosenthal
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Berlin, DE
Art Plate ”Ten Foot Flowers” 1967 by Andy Warhol. Limited edition by Rosenthal group. Germany, 2002.
Porcelain
Guards Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Guards' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and ch...
Porcelain
Tigers Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Horses' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an ottoman world made of exotic animals and ch...
Porcelain
Elephants Porcelain Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Elephants' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an ottoman world made of exotic animals and...
Porcelain
Horses Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Horses' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an Ottoman world made of exotic animals and ch...
Porcelain
Musicians Porcelain Dinner Plate by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans
By Vito Nesta
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Contemporary dinner plate 'Musicians' designed by Vito Nesta for Les-Ottomans, a magical trip in an ottoman world made of exotic animals and...
Porcelain
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H 1.19 in W 16.54 in D 9.45 in
Vintage Queen Victoria Hand Painted Serving Plate by Herend
By Herend
Located in Sofia, BG
Vintage Herend Queen Victoria serving plate made in hand painted fine porcelain. Excellent condition. Hungary, circa 1970
Porcelain
Suite of 9 Porcelain Plates by Theodore Haviland
By Theodore Haviland
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Suite of 9 porcelain dessert plates by Theodore Haviland, Limoges, France. 20th century Measures: H: 1 cm, D: 19 cm.
Porcelain
Porcelain Constantinople 1 Plate
By Les Ottomans
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite porcelain plate is part of the Constantinople collection made of six different designs with only 100 pieces each. Every plate was made by master artisans and has a whi...
Porcelain
Porcelain Constantinople 10 Plate
By Les Ottomans
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite porcelain dinner plate was designed by Vito Nesta and evokes a fantastical world inspired by the Ottoman Empire. In this piece, the background is in a delicate shade o...
Porcelain
Porcelain Constantinople 7 Plate
By Les Ottomans
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Constantinopoli collection and inspired by the lavish style and sophisticated elegance of the Ottoman Empire, this dinner plate is made entirely of porcelain. The deep bl...
Porcelain
$159 / set
H 1.97 in Dm 4.34 in
Elegant Porcelain Coffee Cup by Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria Gold Plated
By Hutschenreuther
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
elegant porcelain coffee cup by Hutschenreuther Selb Bavaria gold plated.
Porcelain
Christian Martyr Tarcisius Skateboard Deck by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
100% sustainably sourced hard rock maple 8" w. x 31.875" l. edition of 400 hand-numbered with screen-printed signature packaged in cotton dust bag hanging hardware not included This...
Maple
Dacia Carter II Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
Porcelain
Matar Mbaye II Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
Porcelain
Plate Set by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paintings spanning 2008-2012. Each of the six images - 3 male and 3 female - are cropped against intricate, vibrant backgrounds, and can be hung decoratively or used as completely functional dinner plates. Each coupe plate is 10.75" and shows a stamped signature on the verso. The plates are individually boxed. The plates are individually boxed. Featuring details from: Mrs. Graham (2012), oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches Mary Little...
Porcelain
Dacia Carter II Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
Porcelain
Idrissa Ndiaye Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paintings spanning 2008-2012. Each of the six images - 3 male and 3 female - are cropped against intricate, vibrant backgrounds, and can be hung decoratively or used as completely functional dinner plates. This porcelain plate features a detail from Kehinde Wiley’s 2008 painting Idrissa Ndiaye. Originally exhibited at the Studio...
Porcelain
Mame Ngagne Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paintings spanning 2008-2012. Each of the six images - 3 male and 3 female - are cropped against intricate, vibrant backgrounds, and can be hung decoratively or used as completely functional dinner plates. This porcelain plate features a detail from Kehinde Wiley’s 2008 painting Mame Ngagne. Originally exhibited at the Studio Museum...
Porcelain
Mary Little Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paintings spanning 2008-2012. Each of the six images - 3 male and 3 female - are cropped against intricate, vibrant backgrounds, and can be hung decoratively or used as completely functional dinner plates. This porcelain plate features a detail from Kehinde Wiley’s 2012 painting Mary Little...
Porcelain
Matar Mbaye II Plate by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
Porcelain
Mrs. Graham Plate
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Kehinde Wiley's collection of six porcelain coupe plates is one of our best-selling editions. Made in direct collaboration with the artist, the collection features details from paint...
Porcelain
Plate Set with Portraits by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Plate set, 2014. Six porcelain coupe plates. Dimension: 10.75 inches, each. Open edition. Individually boxed. Stamped signature with title on verso. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Holes for hanging. Dimensions: Featuring detail imagery from the following paintings: Mrs. Graham (2012), oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches. Mary Little...
Porcelain
Plate Set with Portraits by Kehinde Wiley
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Plate set, 2014. Six porcelain coupe plates. Dimension: 10.75 inches, each. Open edition. Individually boxed. Stamped signature with title on verso. Microwave and dishwasher safe. Holes for hanging. Dimensions: Featuring detail imagery from the following paintings: Mrs. Graham (2012), oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches. Mary Little...
Porcelain