James Rosenquist — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works957

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

Previous Sales 158

Christie's

Memory Continues but the Clock Disappears, 2008

Bought In

May 2026

Christie's

The Light Bulb Shining and the Vessel, 1991

Christie's

Sotheby's

Source for Untitled, 1991

Christie's

Christie's

Samba School II, 1989

Sotheby's

Sotheby's

Source for Eye and Flower and Untitled, 1987

Unknown

Feb 2024

Christie's

Women’s Intuition, 1998

$478,800

May 2023

Christie's

Fast Pain Relief, 1962

Christie's

Sotheby's

A Bucket with a Halo

Christie's

Christie's

Sotheby's

Source for Incarnation Incantation

Christie's

Christie's

At the Speed of Light, 1988

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Skull Snap, State I

Christie's

Christie's

Untitled (Jungle Presence), 1987

$492,500

Nov 2017

Christie's

Sketch for Frictionless Smile, 1983

Christie's

Christie's

Small Doorstop, 1963

$137,500

May 2017

For Sale 6

Wetterling Gallery · Artsy

At Speed, 2005

US$600,000

Oil on canvas with plexiglas optic

Heather James Fine Art · Artsy

Flowers Before the Sun, 1989

US$575,000

Oil on canvas

Galerie Marc Triebold · Artsy

L'Olfatto (The Sense of Smell), 1974

For sale

Photolithography in 4 colours on wove paper)

End To End Gallery · Artsper

Derriere l'etoile

$10,000

Print

Heather James Fine Art · 1stDibs

Flowers Before the Sun - Large Scale Abstract Oil on Canvas, 1989

$575,000

RoGallery · 1stDibs

Coin Noir, Large Pop Abstract by James Rosenquist, 1977

$12,000

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Market1,984 auction results

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$660 – $3.1M

62 of 84 paintings lots with prices

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$343K

Object-type specific

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$95.3K

62 priced paintings lots

calendar_todayLast Paintings Sale

Mar 2026 · $173K

Latest tracked sale in this object type

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Paintings: $95.3K medianWorks on paper: $9.9K medianSculpture/objects: $12.6K medianPhotographs: $2.5K medianEditioned prints: $2.4K medianPosters/ephemera: $1.6K medianBooks/portfolios: $1.2K medianUnclassified lots: $1.1K median

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PhillipsChristie'sSotheby's

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Prizes & Awards1

National Arts Awards

Winner 2012

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Education3

Art Students League New York

Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD)

Minneapolis, MN, USA

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN, USA

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Publications8

Catalogue Raisonné 1

Time dust, James Rosenquist

Rizzoli · 1993

Exhibition Catalog 4

James Rosenquist Author

Rizzoli · 2024

James Rosenquist

Rizzoli · 2018

James Rosenquist Author

Rizzoli · 2010

Fernand Léger: Paris - New York

Hatje Cantz · 2008

Group Catalog 1

Hisachika Takahashi: From Memory Draw a Map of the United States

Hatje Cantz · 2015

Survey 2

Lucy R. Lippard on Pop Art: Pocket Perspectives

Thames & Hudson · 2024

Pop Art

Thames & Hudson · 1967

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News20

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Selected Works957

Museum Acquisitions

Previous Sales 158

For Sale 6

Market1,984 auction results

Prizes & Awards1

Education3

Publications8

Catalogue Raisonné 1

Exhibition Catalog 4

Group Catalog 1

Survey 2

Current Exhibitions0

Recent News20

Past Exhibitions30

Art Fair Appearances7

Recent Activity20

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