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James Rosenquist More Art

American, 1933-2017

Although he insisted that he and his fellow Pop artists developed their art-making styles independently, American painter James Rosenquist belonged at the table with Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein.

Known for his distinctive use of visual montage, Rosenquist produced large, vibrantly colored tableaux marked by fragmentation and overlap. He often employed familiar motifs and objects drawn from popular contemporary culture — hot dogs, lipstick tubes, American flags — which he manipulated to form disorienting compositions whose constituent elements are nearly unrecognizable.

Born in North Dakota to Swedish parents, Rosenquist was encouraged to pursue painting by his mother, who was also an artist. He studied painting for two years at the University of Minnesota, but dropped out at the age of 21 to attend the Art Students League in New York on a scholarship. A job as a billboard painter in the late 1950s set him up to pursue his signature style, which borrowed its bold graphics and remixed kitschy aesthetic from the visual vocabulary of advertising. Works like Flamingo Capsule (1983) embody his trademark visual dissonance, drawing cigarette-ad motifs into conversation with stripes from the American flag and aluminum foil wrappers.

In addition to enormous paintings, Rosenquist created drawings, prints and collages. The 2011 lithograph The Memory Continues but the Clock Disappears is a montage of melting clocks and confetti, all submerged in a pool of water. While wryly hinting at the inevitability of decay and deterioration — suggesting that life is a ticking clock — the composition also alludes to Salvador Dalí's signature motif, the defining symbol of Surrealism. Such compositions demonstrate how Rosenquist masterfully combined seemingly incongruous elements into a harmonious and poetic whole.

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Artist: James Rosenquist
Hey, Let s Go for a Ride By James Rosenquist
By James Rosenquist
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Hey, Let's Go for a Ride By James Rosenquist 1992 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 28 x 20 inches ( 71 x 51 cm ) Image Size: 17 x 15 inches ( 43 x 38 cm ) Edition Size: 1000
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1990s Contemporary James Rosenquist More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Short Cuts, 8th New York Film Festival By James Rosenquist
By James Rosenquist
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Short Cuts, 8th New York Film Festival By James Rosenquist 1970 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 34.5 x 23.75 inches ( 88 x 60 cm ) Image Size: 34 x 23.25 inches ( 86 x 59...
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1970s Contemporary James Rosenquist More Art

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Screen

Study for Fire Pole By James Rosenquist
By James Rosenquist
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Study for Fire Pole By James Rosenquist 1989 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 36 x 24 inches ( 91 x 61 cm ) Image Size: 29.75 x 15 inches ( 76 x 3...
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1980s Contemporary James Rosenquist More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago By James Rosenquist
By James Rosenquist
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago By James Rosenquist 1972 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 30.25 x 22 inches ( 77 x 56 cm ) Image Size: 30 x 22 inches ( 76 x 56 cm ) Ed...
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1970s Contemporary James Rosenquist More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

While The Earth Revolved At Night By James Rosenquist
By James Rosenquist
Located in Dubai, Dubai
While The Earth Revolved At Night By James Rosenquist 1982 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 18.5 x 29.5 inches ( 47 x 75 cm ) Image Size: 11 x 28 inches ( 28 x 71 cm ) Ed...
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1980s Contemporary James Rosenquist More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

The Big Paintings Thirty Years By James Rosenquist
By James Rosenquist
Located in Dubai, Dubai
The Sky's The Limit By Howard Hodgkin 2002 Medium: Serigraph Paper Size: 30 x 33 inches ( 76 x 84 cm ) Image Size: 25.25 x 30 inches ( 64 x 76 cm ) Edition Size: 500
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Pearls Before Swine, Flowers Before Flames By James Rosenquist
By James Rosenquist
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Pearls Before Swine, Flowers Before Flames By James Rosenquist 1990 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 27 x 36 inches ( 69 x 91 cm ) Image...
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1990s Contemporary James Rosenquist More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

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