Phillips auction gives James Rosenquist estate the best of both worlds
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Phillips auction gives James Rosenquist estate the best of both worlds Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Art market comment Phillips auction gives James Rosenquist estate the best of both worlds Pop artist’s paintings have seven-figure prices, but his prints are available for just a few hundred dollars at New York sale Melanie Gerlis 5 February 2024 Share James Rosenquist, See-Saw, Class Systems (G. 22) (1968) carries an estimate of $500-$700 © Image: courtesy of Phillips The estate of the American Pop artist James Rosenquist (1933-2017) will offer around 50 of his prints, made across 50 years, for the first time in a Phillips auction in New York on 15 February. It’s no money-spinner—the sale’s total estimate tops at $410,000, with some lots starting at $400. Rather, says Mimi Thompson, the artist’s widow and the board director of his estate, the aim is to “put images in the hands of people who could spend $1,000”.