Rosenquist in Times Square, New York, 1958. Image Courtesy of the Estate of James Rosenquist “When I was painting billboards, one day they’d ask me to paint a big orange, the next day they wanted me to paint a big Early Times whiskey bottle. I’d mix the color and realize the whiskey bottle was the same color as the orange. In Sheer Line I played with that idea in a blend from one area of paint to another. The idea of transforming things right in front of your eyes just by using color. The woman’s skin blends into the color of the sun, the color of the water, and the ripples are echoed in the top of the soda bottle.”
—James Rosenquist
Source for Sheer Line, 1977. Collage and mixed media on paper, with adventitious marks. 15 7/8" x 18 5/8" (40.3 x 47.3 cm). Collection of the Estate of James Rosenquist. © James Rosenquist Foundation / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Literature
Dieter Schwarz 1979.41
Constance Glenn 163
229
Sheer Line (S. 1979.41, G. 163)
1979
Lithograph in colors, on Arches Cover paper, with full margins.
I. 22 1/4 x 38 5/8 in. (56.5 x 98.1 cm)
S. 29 1/4 x 44 7/8 in. (74.3 x 114 cm)
Signed, titled, dated and numbered 74/100 in pencil (there were also 20 artist's proofs), published by Multiples, Inc., New York, framed.
Estimate
$800 - 1,200
Sold for $4,826
Works from the James Rosenquist Estate
New York Auction 15 February 2024
