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The last sitting - Marilyn in black dior dress, 1962
Bert Stern
Photography - 48 x 33 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$3,410
Only the Finest Poison HPM 3/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch
$8,768
Untitled
JonOne
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$7,060
The Nine Lives of Cindy Charger Plate
Cindy Sherman
Design - 31.8 x 31.8 x 0.8 cm Design - 12.5 x 12.5 x 0.3 inch
$2,800
Untitled III (from The Figure portfolio)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Print - 122 x 81 x 2.54 cm Print - 48 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$65,000
Balloon Dog (Blue)
Jeff Koons
Sculpture - 40 x 48 x 16 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.9 x 6.3 inch
$59,211
A Widow in Her Bedroom, 55th St, NYC
Diane Arbus
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 cm Photography - 14 x 11 inch
$38,000
Untitled, CR1095 (after painting Number 22, CR344)
Jackson Pollock
Print - 73.5 x 58.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.9 x 23 x 0 inch
$53,518
Skull (after)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$626
Free South Africa (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$626
School Desk
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Sculpture - 28 x 31 x 9 cm Sculpture - 11 x 12.2 x 3.5 inch
$6,832
Sunset - Purple (after Andy Warhol)
Andy Warhol
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
$683
The Woman Who Defeated Pain (Frida Kahlo)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 36 x 28 x 0.01 cm Print - 14.2 x 11 x 0 inch
$285
Obey Face Collage (Top)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 36 x 28 x 0.01 cm Print - 14.2 x 11 x 0 inch
$285
"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
$330
Geometric dove (black tile)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Print - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$678
Geometric dove (blue tile)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 15 x 15 x 1 cm Print - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$678
The Colorful Life epreuve Artiste
JonOne
Painting - 76 x 76 x 0.01 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$3,302 $2,972
The Dface Treatment (Large Format)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 95 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 37.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,025
Climate Clash - (blanc)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 60.96 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$569
The last sitting - Marilyn laughing in black dior dress, 1962
Bert Stern
Photography - 48 x 33 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$3,410
Skateboard (JonOne x Krink)
JonOne
Painting - 20 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,277
Johnny Ramone smokin’ strings
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$626
Sequoyah School Mandala
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$569
Climate Clash - (Cream)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 60.96 x 60.96 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$569
Bird stamp blue
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 91.44 x 91.44 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.8 inch
$30,403
Wall Street Public Enemy
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.5 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 17.9 x 0.4 inch
$17,080
Future is Equal HPM 2/6
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch
$8,996
Green Power Factory (Letterpress)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.01 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$399
Bee Geometric (Light)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$484
Bee Geometric (Dark)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$484
Wide Awake Eyes Open
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$17,080
Peace Fingers Geometric
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Painting - 68 x 53 x 0.4 cm Painting - 26.8 x 20.9 x 0.2 inch
$9,679
Icon stickers (repetition with variation)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 33 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print - 13 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$484
Op-Art Icon (Green Gradient)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$342
Op-Art Icon (Aqua Gradient)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$342
Untitled
JonOne
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$7,060
American Icons
Since the middle of the 20th century, the United States has become the leader of the art market. The awarding of the Golden Lion to the American Rauschenberg at the Venice Biennale in 1964 testifies to the shift in prestige from the Paris school to that of New York. Today, in addition to its vast network of museums with remarkable collections, New York has the highest concentration of artists, which translates into the city's extremely creative DNA.
Some of the American icons of the artistic sphere that may come to mind include the following mentors of modern art: Edward Hopper, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georgia O'Keeffe, Man Ray, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring... Someone like Norman Rockwell is known for his storytelling. Rockwell was able to present a realistic depiction of daily life behind the facade of the American Dream. Jean-Michel Basquiat for example, showed the elevation of urban art to the rank of fine art. These American artistic icons paved the way for more recent talents such as Shepard Fairey (1970), JonOne (1963) and Jeff Koons (1955). These artists amongst many others on Artsper play with the ideas of commercial art, the elevation of street art and politics activism in their artwork that depicts a true image of life in modern America. Check out some American artists who follow in their footsteps.