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.
Find art by Kehinde Wiley on 1stDibs.
$125 / item
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
$3,500
Christian Martyr Tarcisius (El Hadjii Malick Gueye), Limited Edition skate deck
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in New York, NY
Kehinde Wiley Christian Martyr Tarcisius (El Hadjii Malick Gueye), Limited Edition skate deck, 2022 Color silkscreen on limited edition maple wood Skateboard Skate Deck Signed in pla...
Wood, Maple, Screen, Mixed Media
$8,800
Passing/Posing Paintings & Faux Chapel, suite of 18 prints Signed on 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
$1,000
The World Stage: Israel (Hardback Monograph/Book Hand Signed by Kehinde Wiley)
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in New York, NY
Makes a fantastic gift! Kehinde Wiley The World Stage: Israel (Hand Signed by Kehinde Wiley), 2012 Illustrated hardback monograph with dust jacket. Hand Signed by Kehinde Wiley Boldl...
Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$8,000
Alios Itzhak Israel (Hand Signed by Kehinde Wiley) Skateboard deck Jewish Museum
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in New York, NY
Kehinde Wiley Alios Itzhak (The Worldstage: Israel), 2011 100% Canadian maplewood skate deck. Autographed by Kehinde Wiley in black marker 31 3/4 × 8 inches This long sold out skate...
Wood
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
$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
$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
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
$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
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
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
$2,212Sale Price|25% Off
H 30 in W 30 in D 1 in
Anywhere Door (Dokodemo Door) in the Field of Flowers (hand signed lithograph)
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
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
MICKEY FROM HEAD TO TOE
By Romero Britto
Located in Aventura, FL
Original, limited edition offset lithograph in colors on paper. Published by Walt Disney Art Classics. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonabl...
Paper, Lithograph, Offset
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
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
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
$319Sale Price|30% Off
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
$675
H 26.5 in W 22 in D 0.13 in
"The Volunteer - Civil War" Historical Portrait, 742/1500
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
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
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
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
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
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