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While the Earth Revolves at Night by James Rosenquist

While the Earth Revolves at Night

James Rosenquist

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Artwork details

Artist
James Rosenquist
Title
While the Earth Revolves at Night
Description

James Rosenquist
While the Earth Revolves at Night
1982
Pastel and pencil on paper
36 1/2 x 72 1/4 in.
Unique
Signed, dated, and titled

Additional Technical Info:

Provenance
Castelli Feigen Corcoran, New York
Collection of Ethel Redner Scull, New York
Sotheby's New York, Nov. 10, 1986 Lot 36
Private Collection Baltimore
Sotheby's New York, May 3, 1995 Lot 207
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature
Clifford S. Ackley, 10 Painters & Sculptors Draw, Boston, Mass. 1984

Exhibited
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. 10 Painters & Sculptors Draw, 1985 no. 50

Date
1982
Medium
Mixed Media
Signature
Signed
Sheet
36 1/2 x 72 1/4 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.

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