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“In Einstein’s study of the speed of light, apparently the speeding person looks out the window, and the view is altered because of the tremendous speed. And then the spectator, watching the speeding person—the look of that is also altered.”
—James Rosenquist Rosenquist’s Speed of Light print series reflects the artist’s lifelong fascination with space travel, an interest that stemmed from his childhood with parents who were both involved in aviation. Titles of the individual lithographs allude to team members of an intergalactic voyage: the navigator and pilot who lead the way, the transported passenger, the working sailor, and the hitchhiker whose travel is at the will of the others, an idea further visually explored in The Stowaway Peers Out at the Speed of Light (lot 246). Each print of Speed of Light offers a speculation upon the optical perceptions of journeying at light speed, the ultimate visual experience of air travel.
Rosenquist with one of his model airplanes, Minnesota, 1946. Courtesy of the Estate of James Rosenquist. Dynamically charged and visually illusive, the forms of Speed of Light are constantly disintegrating and reassembling in Rosenquist’s interpretation of the physics of light. Waves bounce off reflected areas at wild angles, while others bounce around within them, resulting in explosive jewel-toned compositions that suggest the danger and drama of traversing the unknown cosmos. This visual cacophony creates the effect of looking out upon the galaxy as changed by the speed of light, an accelerated rendition of the overlapping montage of images experienced when looking out of a rocket ship. As Rosenquist described, “things are crammed together, and they’re foreshortened, It’s a pun, really. Like the difference between the artist and the critic, how different people see different things.”i Speed of Light ultimately investigates the multifaceted human experience of vision, pushing it to cosmic fields of perception.
James Rosenquist working on the Speed of Light print series at Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc., circa 1999. Courtesy of the Estate of James Rosenquist. i James Rosenquist, Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art, 2009, p. 326.
Literature
Ars Publicata, James Rosenquist, 1991.01-1991.06
Catalogue Essay
Including: Navigator—Speed of Light; Hitchhiker—Speed of Light; Passenger—Speed of Light; Pilot—Speed of Light; Rider—Speed of Light; and Sailor—Speed of Light
245
Speed of Light
1999
The complete set of six lithographs in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins and the full sheets.
smallest S. 27 3/4 x 23 7/8 in. (70.5 x 60.6 cm)
largest S. 44 1/4 x 34 7/8 in. (112.4 x 88.6 cm)
All signed, dated and numbered variously in pencil, five additionally titled in pencil (there were also some artist's proofs), published by Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York (with their blindstamp), all unframed.
Estimate
$15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $39,370
Works from the James Rosenquist Estate
New York Auction 15 February 2024
200
James Rosenquist
Circles of Confusion, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume I (G. 10)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $2,794
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201
James Rosenquist
Whipped Butter for Eugene Ruchin, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II (G. 11)
Estimate $400 - 600
Sold for $3,556
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202
James Rosenquist
For Love, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume III (G. 13)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $2,540
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203
James Rosenquist
F-111 (Leo Castelli Gallery)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $6,350
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204
James Rosenquist
A Drawing While Waiting for an Idea (S. 6, G. 14)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
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205
James Rosenquist
Morning Mirror (G. 15)
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $2,286
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206
James Rosenquist
Circles of Confusion & Lite Bulb
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $3,556
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207
James Rosenquist
Small Doorstop
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $95,250
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208
James Rosenquist
Forehead I; and Forehead II (G. 20 & 21)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
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209
James Rosenquist
See-Saw, Class Systems (G. 22)
Estimate $500 - 700
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210
James Rosenquist
Night Smoke II (S. 15, G. 26)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $3,302
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211
James Rosenquist
Spaghetti (G. 31)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $10,795
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212
James Rosenquist
Tumbleweed (G. 32)
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $889
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213
James Rosenquist
Delivery Hat, from Cold Light Suite (G. 35)
Estimate $400 - 600
Sold for $1,651
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214
James Rosenquist
Mirrored Flag; Moon Beam Mistaken for the News; and Cold Light, from Cold Light Suite (G. 37-38 & 40)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $7,620
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215
James Rosenquist
Earth and Moon, from Cold Light Suite (G. 43)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $5,715
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216
James Rosenquist
Pulling Out (G. 47)
Estimate $600 - 900
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217
James Rosenquist
Hey! Let's Go for a Ride (G. 55)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $9,525
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218
James Rosenquist
Brighter than the Sun (G. 57)
Estimate $600 - 900
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219
James Rosenquist
Short Schedule (S. 1972.05, G. 61)
Estimate $500 - 700
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220
James Rosenquist
Banner #1
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,302
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221
James Rosenquist
Banner #2
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $9,525
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222
James Rosenquist
First [When was the first time you had your eyes examined?] (G. 64)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
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223
James Rosenquist
Off the Continental Divide (S. 17, G. 69)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,985
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224
James Rosenquist
F-111 (south) (west) (north) (east) (G. 73)
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $228,600
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225
James Rosenquist
Tampa—New York 1188 (G. 81)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
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226
James Rosenquist
Head Stand (G. 777, G. 104)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
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227
James Rosenquist
Terrarium (G. 154)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $2,286
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228
James Rosenquist
Industrial Cottage (G. 159)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $2,286
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229
James Rosenquist
Sheer Line (S. 1979.41, G. 163)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $4,826
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230
James Rosenquist
Idea I; and Idea II (G. 165 & 166)
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $1,397
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231
James Rosenquist
Doorskin (G. 168)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,651
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232
James Rosenquist
Chambers (S. 19, G. 173)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,270
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233
James Rosenquist
Dog Descending a Staircase (S. 20, G. 174)
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $16,510
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234
James Rosenquist
High Technology and Mysticism: A Meeting Point (G. 180-186)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,826
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235
James Rosenquist
The Glass Wishes: eight plates (G. 1014-1016, 1018-1019, 1021, 1023 & 1024, G. 187-189, 191-192, 194, 196 & 197)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
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236
James Rosenquist
The Kabuki Blushes, from Secrets in Carnations (G. 206)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $7,620
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237
James Rosenquist
Welcome to the Water Planet (G. 211)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,160
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238
James Rosenquist
The Prickly Dark (G. 212)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,096
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239
James Rosenquist
The Bird of Paradise Approaches the Hot Water Planet, from Welcome to the Water Planet (G. 214)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $44,450
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240
James Rosenquist
Time Door Time D'Or, from Welcome to the Water Planet (G. 218)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,480
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241
James Rosenquist
Space Dust, from Welcome to the Water Planet (G. 219)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,590
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242
James Rosenquist
Caught One Lost One for the Fast Student or Star Catcher, from Welcome to the Water Planet (G. 222)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $7,620
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243
James Rosenquist
House of Fire (G. 223)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $25,400
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244
James Rosenquist
The Light Bulb Shining (G. 228)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
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245
James Rosenquist
Speed of Light
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $39,370
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246
James Rosenquist
The Stowaway Peers Out at the Speed of Light
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $27,940
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247
James Rosenquist
The Xenophobic Movie Director or Our Foreign Policy
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
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248
James Rosenquist
The Memory Continues but the Clock Disappears
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $10,160
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249
James Rosenquist
Time Lines
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $7,938
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