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JAMES ROSENQUIST (1933-2017)

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The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century. <br> <br>"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale. <br> <br>The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65). The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century. <br> <br>"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale. <br> <br>The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65). The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century. <br> <br>"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale. <br> <br>The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65). The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century. <br> <br>"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale. <br> <br>The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65). The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century. <br> <br>"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale. <br> <br>The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65). The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century. <br> <br>"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale. <br> <br>The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65). The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century. <br> <br>"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale. <br> <br>The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65). The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century. <br> <br>"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale. <br> <br>The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65). The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century. <br> <br>"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale. <br> <br>The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65). The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century. <br> <br>"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale. <br> <br>The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65).
Where the Water Goes1988102 x 60 in.(259.08 x 152.4 x 3.81 cm) oil and acrylic on canvas
Provenance
Heland Wetterling Gallery, Stockholm
Private Collection, Stockholm
Private Collection, acquired from the above, May 2007
Sotheby's New York: Contemporary Art Day, Thursday, May 17, 2018, Lot 177
Private Collection, Florida
Exhibition
Moscow, Tretyakov Gallery, Central Hall of Artists, Rosenquist: Moscow 1961-1991, February - March 1991, p. 98, illustrated in color
Valencia, IVAM Centre Julio Gonzalez, James Rosenquist, May - August 1991, cat. no. 64, p. 162, illustrated in color
Literature
Régis Durand, "James Rosenquist: la réincar...More...nation des images," Art Press, May 1991, p. 20, illustrated
Walter Hopps and Sarah Bancroft, Eds., James Rosenquist: A Retrospective, New York 2003, cat. no. 116, p. 223, illustrated in color (incorrectly dated 1989)
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The Pop Art movement elevated common, often commercial subjects- redefining them as Fine Art. James Rosenquist's work helped shape the trajectory of the Pop Art phenomenon, and he was one of the few artists from this group to live well into the 21st century.

"Where the Water Goes" (1988) is an oil painting on canvas related to a series of monumentally scaled pressed paper pulp pieces produced in partnership with master printer Kenneth Tyler. The series is based on collaged visual elements arranged on a monumental scale.

The works from the "Welcome to the Water Planet" series appear to share a celestial setting and could be inspired by the artist's knowledge of the space shuttle program of the 1980s. Rosenquist also demonstrated his fascination with modern technology in his early masterpiece F-111 (1964-65).
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