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The Prickly Dark

James Rosenquist

Graphicstudio United States

Artwork details

Artist

James Rosenquist

Title

The Prickly Dark

Description

Over his long career, artist James Rosenquist (1933-2017) has created an important body of works that explore new boundaries in printmaking. The artist's first residency at Graphicstudio was in 1971, and he created thirty-seven works in collaboration with the atelier in his lifetime.

The Prickly Dark, 1989
Aquatint printed in halves in two runs from two copper plates on a single piece of folded paper (paper unfolded once for framing).
66-1/8 x 66-5/8 inches

Edition: 55

Impression available: 30/55

Date

1989

Medium

Aquatint

Edition

Signature

Signed

Sheet

66 1/8 x 66 5/8 inches

Status

Available

Price

Price on request

The Artist

James Rosenquist

Born in 1933, American James Rosenquist was one of the instigators of the Pop Art movement. The movement represents the integration of popular culture into fine art, and as such, Rosenquist’s previous occupation as a billboard painter helped influence his art in this direction. The characteristics of Pop Art – bright colours, dynamic shapes and the use of recognisable slogans and images – are clearly represented in Rosenquist’s work. His painting ‘F-111’ is made up of many images centred around a plane and is the size of a room.