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Flordali - Les Fruits : Pamplemousse érotique
Salvador Dali
Print - 56.5 x 37 cm Print - 22.2 x 14.6 inch
$5,188
Les danseuses nues
Salvador Dali
Print - 32 x 29 x 1 cm Print - 12.6 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request
And then, what’s done… I changed. what i was yesterday is…
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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"Make Art Not War" Skate Deck
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Design - 81 x 20 x 0.5 cm Design - 31.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
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Homage to Francis Bacon (study for head of Isabel Rawsthorne and Georges Dyer)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Op-Art Icon (Green Gradient)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
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Protect Biodiversity Cultivate Harmony
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
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Lotus Ornament Large Format
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 105 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 30.3 x 0 inch
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Dali Martien Muni d'un Double Microscope
Salvador Dali
Print - 99.5 x 69.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 39.2 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch
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Homage to Newton (bronze sculpture)
Salvador Dali
Sculpture - 37.1 x 16 x 7.1 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 6.3 x 2.8 inch
$19,500
Legislative Influence for Sale
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$692
Obey Peace and Justice Ornament Red
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$519
Obey Peace and Justice Ornament Black
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$519
Mandala Ornament White
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$404
Mandala Ornament Black
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$404
Melting DOB
Takashi Murakami
Sculpture - 25.1 x 31.5 x 25.1 cm Sculpture - 9.9 x 12.4 x 9.9 inch
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We are the Square Jocular Clan (9)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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Couple A Cheval (Suite Mythologique Nouvelle)
Salvador Dali
Print - 77 x 56.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 30.3 x 22.2 x 0 inch
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We The Future / Rise To Write The Law
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
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And Then... All Things Good and Bad, All Days Fine and Rough
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
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Obey / Vhils Universal Personhood Lisbon
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 76 x 61 cm Print - 29.9 x 24 inch
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Flowers Blooming in This World and the Land of Nirvana, 5
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
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Flowers Blooming in This World and the Land of Nirvana, 2
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
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Visage Surréaliste (Aurélia Portfolio)
Salvador Dali
Print - 80 x 58 cm Print - 31.5 x 22.8 inch
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The Song Of Songs Of Solomon - King Solomon
Salvador Dali
Print - 56 x 38 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 15 x 0 inch
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Flowers Blooming in This World and the Land of Nirvana, 4
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
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Flowers Blooming in This World and the Land of Nirvana, 3
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
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Flowers Blooming in This World and the Land of Nirvana, 1
Takashi Murakami
Print - 50 x 50 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
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Let him kiss me... from Song of Songs of King Solomon
Salvador Dali
Print - 55.9 x 38.1 cm Print - 22 x 15 inch
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Peace & Justice Woman
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
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Provocative Artists
The history of art has been punctuated by many scandals and outbursts of provocative artists. With the main goal of art being to elicit a reaction, it is obvious that some artists try to take us out of our comfort zone. Some provocative painters have scandalized the critics, such as Gustave Courbet with his famous painting "The Origin of the World" in 1866, very much ahead of his time in his representation of nudity. But painters are not the only provocative artists. The photographers Nobuyoshi Araki and Bettina Rheims also turned their lenses to controversial subjects.
However, scandal is not necessarily linked to nudity. Provocation in art comes from a will to shock and to free itself from the limits or taboos, which is why many committed artists use their art to spread subversive messages and go against the established governments. This is the case of street artists such as Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat or Keith Haring.
You don't like simplistic works? You want to support artists who are not afraid to take risks? Artsper has put together a catalog of provocative artists of all nationalities. Their works will be perfect to give your living room a pop and show off your taste. Which one will catch your eye?