T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
An Exclusive Collection One of the most famous names in Pop Art sadly passed away in 2010. Solely representing his Pop Art creations for over ten years in London, we're able to present some of his most iconic works for sale.
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Ali - 1996 Olympic Uniqe edition - Signed as Ali & Cassius Clay Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 50” x 50”
Art You
GREW Up With
96
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Vegas Crooner Unique - Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 47” x 37”
Art You
GREW Up With
94
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Vegas Hand Unique - Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 38” x 38”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Wonderwoman Unique Original - Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 47” x 47”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Elvis - Unique - Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 47” x 47”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
I Love London - Limited Edition Signed Kaufman Original Silkscreen on Canvas 40” x 40”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
I Love Times Square - Limited Edition Signed Kaufman Original Silkscreen on Canvas 40” x 40”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Madonna - Unique - Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 47” x 38”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Barbie - Pink. Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 48” x 42”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Picasso Matador - Unique - Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 48” x 42”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Einstein Red - Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 47” x 47”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
The Beatles - Unique Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 54” x 24”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Ed Sullivan Beatles - Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 47” x 38”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Fighter Pilot - Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 48” x 48”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
WHAAM! - Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 48” x 48”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Bruce Springsteen Unique Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 40” x 60”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Marilyn Hollywood Unique signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 47” x 47”
Art You
GREW Up With
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Art You
GREW Up With
Benjamin Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 38” x 24”
93
New $100 Bill – Jackson Pollack Style: Unique 20” x 46” (51 x 117 cm)
T H E A RT O F
STEVE KAUFMAN f o r m e r a s s i s t a n t t o A n d y Wa r h o l
Marilyn Signature Limited Edition Signed Kaufman en verso Original Silkscreen on Canvas Hand Embellished 40” x 40”
Art You
GREW Up With
STEVE KAUFMAN PRESS
44
In 1995, I got a phone call from a fine art buyer for Barclays Bank, asking how much Steve Kaufman’s comic book 5’ x 5’ superheroes paintings were selling for. I told him $5,000 each. He started to curse me out, because he worked on commission and my painting was to replace a one million dollar painting. He was forced to buy five paintings from me by an executive at Barclays Bank in London. The total of that sale was $25,000. Today, those paintings are worth $25,000 each. The one million dollar painting he was supposed to buy has dropped in price by 25 percent. – Russell Singler, Art Dealer, London, England
Marilyn Kicks Back: Original 34” x 48” (86 x 122 cm)
4
The Life of Steve Kaufman
1968
Sponsored by a Jewish temple in the Bronx, creates Holocaust paintings which were later donated to the Jewish Holocaust Museum in Brooklyn.
1972
Works for Macy’s painting dog and cat faces on pet rocks.
1975
Participates in group graffiti show at Whitney Museum.
1978-81
Enrolls in the School of Visual Arts. Meets Andy Warhol and becomes his assistant at the Factory. Designs theme parties at Studio 54, The Mud Club, Underground and Magique. Sells his art to Calvin Klein and Steve Rubell. Meets Keith Haring at School of Visual Arts (SVA) show. Participates in group show at Club 57 with Haring.
1982
Creates graphics for NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Graduates from School of Visual Arts (SVA) with a BFA. Holds art shows at the Air Gallery in London, White Freud and Fiorucci store window in NYC.
1983-1985
Arrested with AIDS demonstrators for chain-locking New York City’s mayor in his office. Exhibits Sex, Rock & Roll at Off Centre Gallery in London.
1986-88
Forms SAK Studio. Begins campaign for AIDS awareness with art shows featuring paintings of Trojan Condom wrappers measuring 5 feet by 5 feet. Condom art exhibit shown at Main Fine Art, Edinburgh College of Art, Zanzibar Club and the Smith Gallery.
1989-1990
Opens Art Studio. Hires New York City homeless. Paints portraits of three homeless people for Transportation Display, Inc. Portraits are shown in 46 cities on bus billboards, helping raise $4.72 million to benefit the homeless. Completes unfinished portraits for Andy Warhol clients. Trojan Condoms/Carter Wallace sponsors 5000 AIDS awareness buttons to be given away in Greenwich Village and at an art auction for amfAR. Paints first Racial Harmony Mural in Harlem to bring awareness to inner city problems. Show at White Gallery, where all art was covered in black cloth in memory of those who died of AIDS. This show developed the concept for the “Day Without Art” tribute. Show at Loft Gallery in Tokyo, Japan.
1991-92
Completes 55 Racial Harmony Murals in the New York City area with Malcolm X images. Appears on Fox TV, MTV and various radio stations to speak out on racial harmony. Accepts award as Underground Artist of the Year. Paints Mickey Mantle’s portrait for Mantle’s Restaurant. Paints Joe Frazier’s portrait to raise money for Police Athletic League. Creates AIDS Memorial in New York City. Drapes red fabric over the letter “D” on the Hollywood Sign in remembrance of everyone who has died of AIDS. Art collected by Spike Lee, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Dee Williams, Eddie Murphy and Larry Mullen of U2.
5
1993-94
Art Studio moves to Los Angeles, California. Starts a new style called “Comic Book Pop Art.” Uses original paintings of Superheroes—Superman, Batman, Spider Man, to name a few—as the icons. Hires more than 100 Los Angeles ex-gang kids from prison to assist him in the studio.
1995
Published works for Martin Lawrence Limited Editions. Hand paints limited editions, giving new meaning to hand-embellishment. Creates limited editions of Beethoven, which sold out and Marilyn Monroe, breaking all sales records for a new artist. Creates portraits of Muhammad Ali and John Travolta, who autographed their editions. First artist to form a bridge between Marvel Comics (Spider Man) and DC Comics (Superman.) Works with Stan Lee, who autographed the editions.
Starts the following programs: • • • •
Works with Los Angeles “South Central” parole officers. Hires more than 200 kids from prison to work in the studio. Receives award from Los Angeles Mayor Riordan. Increases charity work to include 100 different charities.
1996
Contacts the Sinatra Family about painting Mr. Sinatra’s portrait. Campbell’s asks Steve to paint a limited edition to mark Campbell’s Soup’s 100th Anniversary. Paints Ali’s face on 500 boxing gloves, demonstrating that art doesn’t have to be on canvas. By now, 325 kids have worked for the Art Studio and 85% have gone on to a better way of life. Paints two Harley-Davidson motorcycles: one a Campbell’s Soup theme and the other a Cohiba Cigar theme. Later, the gas tank of the latter was hand-signed by Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Creates Ali portrait for the 1996 Olympics. Ali signs the edition for the first time with both his Muslim name, Muhammad Ali and his birth name, Cassius Clay.
1997-98
Tina Sinatra features Kaufman’s portraits of Frank Sinatra on Larry King’s CNN show. Holds art shows in Japan and Amsterdam. Has boxing exhibition versus Don Diego, a European boxing champion. After some minor controversy, Kaufman is awarded a win. Paints a Harley-Davidson motorcycle for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. The bike is driven around Dodger Stadium before each game and televised to millions of homes. By now, has hired 546 ex-gang kids and homeless. Supports more than 175 charities
-POEPO TIPX XJUI 3VTTFMM 4JOHMFS SFQSFTFOUBUJPO BMM QJFDFT TFMM PVU 1999-2000
Has a cardiac episode and a motorcycle accident. Quoted afterwards: “I’m truly blessed to be doing what I’ve always wanted — TO CREATE. I have found a freedom that is hard to put into words. I always wondered about my projects—which artists are working on what and which directions should I take? I don’t even think of those things now. I passionately go into my studio and ask myself: What would I like to create today?” Releases Sinatra’s Rat Pack and Mug Shot, Al Pacino as The Godfather and Scarface, New York City’s radio shock jock icon Howard Stern, Barbie and two new Marilyn Monroe editions. Releases Van Gogh and Picasso in a new style 100% hand-painted edition, which gives new meaning to the hand-embellishment process.
6
2001
Continues to support more than 170 charities each year. Has hired 759 ex-gang kids to date to work in the studio. Creates two new styles called “Portrait Collage” and “Museum Art,” thus becoming his 14th and 15th distinct style, comparable in number only to Picasso’s many different styles. “Portrait Collage” style is emphasized in his Rat Pack, Hollywood Marilyn, Van Gogh and Jackie Kennedy by adding a collage of images to the main portrait. “Museum Art” includes a September 11th Memorial Painting, which was a tribute to the heroes of the World Trade Center attacks. Created a 20’ x 500’ series of paintings to commemorate the 35-year history of Caesar’s Palace. Both hung at Caesar’s for all to enjoy. Created a 10’ Fender guitar for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
-POEPO BOE (MBTHPX TIPX XJUI 3VTTFMM 4JOHMFS 2002
Donated Princess Diana portrait to Elton John AIDS Foundation. Starts new program placing paintings of his icon images in public places around the country for all to enjoy. Includes a Muhammad Ali in Brooklyn’s famous Gleason’s Boxing Gym, a Sinatra portrait to Hofstra University, a Marilyn to the Foundation Fighting Blindness and gifted a painting to David Letterman to inspire heart recovery. Exhibitions in New York, Las Vegas and Maui.
2003
Suffers a major stroke following Art Expo, New York. Barely recovers to do exhibition in Las Vegas hosted by Robin Leach. Honored by Mayor Oscar Goodman, officially declaring May 21, 2003, Steve Kaufman Day in Las Vegas. Also honored by Nevada Senator Ensign and Nevada Governor Guinn for his philanthropic donations over the years. In December, meets President Clinton at his Office in Harlem for a holiday party for artists whose art hangs in his private office collection. Donated art to and participated in Love Ride with Jay Leno and Peter Fonda for the 10th straight year.
4FMMPVU -POEPO 4IPX XJUI 3VTTFMM 4JOHMFS 2004
Creates and releases President Clinton’s portrait. Donates many suites and all proceeds from his sales to “Give Kids A Break.” Feeling ill again, curtails his painting and exhibition schedule.
2005
Introduced “Uniques,” which are multiple originals of his most famous Icons: Marilyn, The Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Einstein, etc. Exhibitions in New York, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Maui. Donates 100% of his proceeds from a $100,000 gallery sale to “Give Kids A Break.” Pope John Paul II accepts painting of himself to hang in his private office at The Vatican. Paints portraits of Lance Armstrong that are displayed in galleries during Tour de France. Created painting and limited edition to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Created paintings of Mercedes SLR McLaren to honor the 100th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz.
4FMMPVU -POEPO 4IPX XJUI 3VTTFMM 4JOHMFS 2006
Feeling healthier, drastically increases his exhibition schedule with New York, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Vail, Beaver Creek, Aspen, Denver, Santa Fe, Rancho Mirage, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Key West and Maui. Introduces “Mini-Heart Paintings” as gifts to all kids who attend his shows and free framed plates for all those who purchase. Returns to creating one-of-a-kind originals to be sold exclusively at shows.
7
2007
Continues exhibition schedule with New York, Washington, D.C., Vail, Beaver Creek, Aspen, Denver, Rancho Mirage, Maui, Toronto and Europe. Gives Free Peace Sign paintings to all the kids who attend his shows and free sculptures to those who purchase. Creates portraits for David Caruso of CSI: Miami fame, which he autographs at the studio. Interviewed on TV in Denver, Aspen and Vail to discuss not only his art, but more importantly, his philanthropy. Continues to sell out uniques of his most famous icons including: The Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas, Marilyn, The Beatles, James Dean, Einstein, John Lennon and $100 Bills, to name a few. Continues to hire more gang kids for the studio. This opportunity represents a second chance in life for each of the kids, who now exceed 1,950 in number. Golden Boy Promotions commissions paintings to commemorate the De La Hoya/Mayweather Championship Fight.
2008
Eighth Annual Exhibition at Centaur Gallery in Las Vegas where art hangs next to Neiman’s, Rockwell’s, Picasso’s, Chagall’s and Dali’s. Unveils and sells new stained glass uniques of The Las Vegas Sign, Homage To Lichtenstein, and Homage to Picasso. Other exhibitions include New York, Denver, Washington, D.C., Vail, Beaver Creek, La Jolla, Laguna Beach and Newport Beach. NYC Art Expo. Las Vegas Visitor’s Bureau sets up a display of Kaufman art seen by two million people a year. Caesars Palace asks Steve to paint portraits of Cher, Bette Midler and Elton John. Steve unveils his stained glass art at July 4th show in Las Vegas. Steve creates a new painting art style with his Coca-Cola and Apple iPod campaigns. Xmas gifts to Steve Wynn, Cher, Bette Midler, Elton John, Penn and Teller, Carrot Top, Blueman Group, Rita Rudner, Wayne Brady, Xao Yang, Jamie Gold, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Mayor Oscar B. Goodman of Las Vegas, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, Mayor Richard Daley of Chicago, thirty-seven world leaders, Frank Langella, Sean Penn, Mickey Rourke, Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep, and Anne Hathaway.
Jan 2009
Six-day art exhibit at Stanfield Gallery at Sundance where 100 kids help paint the gallery floor with a pop art theme. 400 kids receive 8x8 paintings as free gifts. The entire event is captured for an independent film for Sundance 2010.
Feb 2009
Exhibit for art gallery in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Dylan candy painting edition. For the Academy Awards, Steve creates paintings based on the films The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader, and Slumdog Millionaire. Second major stroke: I was seeing spots that day. I woke up in Las Vegas and, being paralyzed, I couldn’t get into a wheel chair.
Mar 2009
As John Lennon said “I’m just watching the wheels turn.�
'FC 4UFWF ,BVGNBO QBTTFT BXBZ JO $PMPSBEP BOE JT TPSFMZ NJTTFE
8
Steve Kaufman With:
Leroy Neiman
John Travolta
Tyra Banks
James Gandolfini (Tony Soprano) Jay Leno Howie Mandel
Pamela Anderson
Oscar De La Hoya
Tupac Shakur
James Brown
Kid Rock
Eddie Murphy
9
Steve Kaufman With:
David Caruso
The Cast of The Sopranos Larry Hagman
Billy Idol
Tom Arnold Muhammad Ali
Robert Rauschenberg
President William Jefferson Clinton President William Jefferson Clinton
Shaquille O’Neal Kurt Loder – MTV
Bruce Cutler – John Gotti’s Lawyer
10
Steve Kaufman With:
Stan Lee
Tina & Nancy Sinatra Chemical Brothers
Triple Bunnies WWWPI 1600AM
B.B. King
Bode Miller
Steven Van Zandt (Silvio Dante)
Amandra
Carmen Electra
Carson Daly
Davidson Family of Harley Davidson
11
Steve Kaufman With:
Gleason’s Boxing Gym
Jay Leno Sean “P. Diddy” Combs
Lee Iacocca
Sammy Hagar Bruce Willis
Plum TV – Vail
George Clinton & The P-Funk All Stars
Joe Frazier
Bert Sugar – Boxing Writer
Andrew Dice Clay
Federico Castelluccio (Furio Giunta)
12
Steve Kaufman With:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Hugh Hefner
Dan Haggerty (Grizzly Adams)
NBC TV – Denver
Oscar Goodman – Mayor of Las Vegas
Peter Fonda
Ernie Anastos – Fox TV
Flash TV - Canada
Charles Saffati
Tony Sirico (Paulie Gualtieri)
James Gibbons – Governor of Nevada
Easy Rider Girls
13
Steve Kaufman With:
Ali / Neiman Event Las Vegas
Alice Cooper
Adam Duritz of Counting Crows
Don Diego
Hef’s Birthday Party Downtown Julie Brown
Herman Brood, Artist Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rhonda Shear
Michael Imperioli (Christopher)
The Today Show on The BBC
Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca
The Today Show on The BBC
14
Steve Kaufman With:
Tricia Swenson – Good Morning Vail TV
MTV – Holland
Brande Roderick – Hawaii Baywatch, Playboy
September 11th Firemen from Ground Zero Congressman Henry Waxman
Sheryl Crow
ABC TV – Sinatra Event
Barbara Lazaroff & Wolfgang Puck of Spago
Sister Ann of Holland Portrait Sundance Film Festival
Terry Fator – Entertainer
15
Steve Kaufman With:
The Rusty Humphries Show Victoria’s Secret Models
Supermodel Karen Elson & Peter Fonda
Humpty Dumpty
Morris Saffati Tiger Woods
Bart Johnson – Disney’s High School Musical
Stanfield Art Show at Sundance Fatboy Slim – Woodstock Steve Kaufman Day declared by Las Vegas Mayor
Kevin Costner
Karen Elson – British Supermodel
Joker Car for Batman Movie
16
Steve Kaufman With:
Robin Leach
Budd Friedman
Steve Schirripa (Bobby Baccalieri)
Bob Michelson & Lisa Camilla of Channel 4 TV
My family when I was 11 yrs old
Drew Barrymore
Penelope Cruz & Paz Vega
Campbell’s Soup Harley Davidson 100 Year Anniversary
Danica Patrick The Boys of Barrington
750 People at Sundance Art Show
TV Director Debbie Allen