POP & PHOTOGRAPHY featuring the work of bert stern
POP & PHOTOGRAPHY featuring the work of bert stern
Photography has become a central element in the world of contemporary art. It now ranks in the auction market at the level previously reserved for paintings, sculpture and drawings. The record-breaking sales of photographs at auction began the genre’s recent explosion which has had a permanent impact in the market. Opera Gallery features a selection of our top international Pop Art and Photography, highlighting the work of American photographer Bert Stern. His body of work includes the most iconic images of famous film legends through the years.
Bert Stern
The work of Bert STERN is legendary in American fashion and celebrity portrait photography. In the 1960s, during the golden age of advertising, he was credited with creating countless award-winning ads, travel brochures, magazine covers and films. Stern is regarded as a media star, and has set the standard for fashion photography with his iconic images of models from Twiggy to Iman. He shot the publicity photographs of Sue Lyon for the classic film Lolita, and created portraits of highly-acclaimed celebrities including Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Gary Cooper, Louis Armstrong and Drew Barrymore. Stern’s best-known work was commissioned by Vogue magazine. The Last Sitting, a collection of 2,500 photographs of Marilyn Monroe was shot over a three day period. Ironically, the photographs were taken only six weeks before her untimely death. Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting was published in its entirety in 1992. Recently the artist recreated these photos with actress Lindsay Lohan posing as Marilyn Monroe. Bertram Stern was born in 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, and is a self-taught photographer. pp.8-11
yasmina alaoui marco guerra
Yasmina Alaoui is of French and Moroccan descent. She studied Fine Arts at the Louvre in Paris, and earned a BA in Sculpture from William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia. Marco Guerra is a New York based fashion photographer, originally from Chile. She creates detailed, complex ink drawings of contemporary Arabic henna patterns which are magically fused onto nude bodies through the breathtaking photography of Guerra. pp.12-15
keith haring
Keith HARING was born in Pennsylvania and studied at the Ivy School of Art in Pittsburgh and the New York School of Visual Arts. His inspiration came primarily from comic strips, cartoons, and graffiti that he saw in NY streets. Haring’s work became immensely popular and received critical acclaim early in his short career. Despite his early death of AIDS at the age of 31, his imagery has become a universally recognized visual language of the twentieth century. pp.41
Guy Le Baube
Guy LE BAUBE was born in France in 1944. He is an internationally recognized award-winning fashion editorial photographer, who has developed the art of storytelling with a particular vision. Renowned for his black and white nudes, he recently created a color series, Ready Made that highlights his sense of irony, humor and ambiguity. pp.16-18
Alexander CALDER
Alexander CALDER was born in 1898, in Lawnton, Pennsylvania. After receiving a degree in engineering he attended the Art Students League, New York. His fascination with the circus led him to create animal constructions which became his iconic miniature circuses in wire and wood. His is renowned for the invention of the mobile. After the late 50’s he worked extensively with gouache. He is by far the most acclaimed and influential sculptor of our time. p.42
Serge Mendjisky
Serge MENDJISKY was born in Paris in 1929. He uses a collage technique to alter photographic images and create multi-dimensional skylines establishing new notions of time and space. His works form part of major international collections including those of G.Renant, Prince Aga Khan, N.Rockfeller, Ed. de Rothschild, Ford, Kennedy, Loeb, Zammaron, P.L.Weiller, L.Feraud, Lord Hirschfield, Gulbekian, and E.G.Robinson. pp.19-21
Sam Francis
Sam FRANCIS was born in 1923 in California. Francis began painting while recovering from an injury received in World War II. His work is rooted in Abstract Expressionism concerned with giant color fields and painterly dripping gestures. His mural-sized paintings are stained with brilliant, transparent oil color. He remains one of the country’s premier contemporary masters. p.43
Pedro lombardi
Pedro LOMBARDI is a Uruguayan-born artist, now living in Paris. His sensual and intimate black and white photographs reveal his passion for music and dance from different ethnic communities throughout Europe and Latin America. pp.22-23
Robert INDIANA
Vincent royer
Vincent ROYER was born in Orleans, France. He received a degree in Art History in 1993 from FrançoisRabelais University in Tours. His provocative and sensual photography creates an aura of mystery and tension which captivates the viewer. pp.24-27
Robert INDIANA was born Robert Clark in New Castle, Indiana, in 1928. Both his graphics and his paintings have made cultural statements on life, and during the rebellious 1960s made pointed political statements. He uses his distinctive hard-edged style in “ The Hartley Elegies” to create symbolic portraits using military insignias and geometric forms in an homage to modernist painter Marsden Hartley. pp.44-47
Mel ramos
Mel RAMOS was born in Sacramento, California in 1935. Though primarily a figurative painter, Mel Ramos has experimented freely with realist and abstract art forms for the past twenty years. His “parodies” are respectful, affectionate tributes; a celebration of images with personal meaning. The classification of Ramos within a school of art is disputed, although most agree that Ramos is one of the leading artists of the Pop movement. pp.48-51
kenny scharf
Kenny SCHARF was born in Los Angeles, California in 1958. Scharf ‘s pop surreal vision which balances the opposing forces of earth and space, nature and artificiality, figuration and abstraction, quickly earned him the respect of art collectors and museums worldwide. pp.52-53
Alejandro VIGILANTE
Alejandro VIGILANTE was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1964. He has been commissioned by well-known collectors including Gloria Estefan, Oliver Stone and Phillip Frost. His humorous and original creations transport the viewer into the past and back to the cyber present. Famous historical and celebrity figures such as Marie-Antoinette, comical Groucho Marx and iconically sophisticated Audrey Hepburn speak to our nostalgic selves. What would they say if they could e-mail us? What will be the next message? You’ve got mail ! pp.54-55
luo brothers
The three Luo Brothers, Luo Weidong, Luo Weiguo, and Luo Weibing, come from Guilin, GuangXi Province, China. They began to collaborate, live and work in Beijing in 1996. Their work has been instrumental in establishing major trends in Chinese art such as “Political Pop Art”. p.56
Franck keller
Franck KELLER, who is considered one of the most promising young photographers today, was born in SaintTropez in 1973. Urban sensuality can be used to describe his photographs, which are timeless yet current. pp.28-29
Andy warhol
Andy WARHOL was born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the first and most influential artist to identify the significance of post-war consumer society and transfer it onto canvas. He was the most notable member of the Pop art movement. Through his art, ideas and style he left a lasting imprint on the history of modern art and culture of the twentieth century. pp.32-35
tom wesselmann
Tom WESSELMANN is considered one of New York’s “hard-core” Pop artists. Wesselmann’s still life images, nudes and abstract landscapes reveal advertising techniques with his use of flat, bright, billboard colors set against clean white backgrounds. pp.36-39
roy lichtenstein
Roy LICHTENSTEIN was born in New York in 1923. He studied at the Art Student League in New York and the School of Fine Arts at Ohio State University. He is considered one of New York’s “hard-core” Pop artists. His signature pieces are his recreations of comic book panels with Ben-Day dots, lettering and speech balloons. Lichtenstein is usually characterized as ironic, humorous and witty. A major retrospective of his work is planned to open in Chicago in 2012. p.40
PHOTOGRAPHY
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Bert Stern Kate Moss, nude Pigment print, edition of 25 66 x 61 cm - 26 x 24 in.
Bert Stern Marilyn Monroe with pink flowers Pigment print, unique piece 66 x 61 cm - 26 x 24 in.
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Bert Stern Brigitte Bardot
Pigment print, edition of 25 61 x 66 cm - 24 x 26 in.
Bert Stern Marilyn Monroe with orange flowers Pigment print, unique piece 66 x 61 cm - 26 x 24 in.
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yasmina alaoui & marco guerra Yasco 41 yasmina alaoui & marco guerra Yasco 14 Mixed media 127 x 72,4 cm - 50 x 28.5 in.
Mixed media 127 x 127 cm - 50 x 50 in.
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yasmina alaoui & marco guerra Yasco 34 Mixed media 181,6 x 203,2 cm - 71.5 x 80 in.
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Guy Le Baube Window, 2002 Photograph, edition of 20 150 x 100 cm - 59 x 39.4 in.
Guy Le Baube Wool, 1979
Photograph, edition of 20 133 x 100 cm - 52.4 x 39.4 in.
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Guy Le Baube Rue Bois Le Vent, 1971 Photograph, edition of 20 149 x 100 cm - 58.7 x 39.4 in.
Serge Mendjisky Manhattan 2 Photograph, edition of 8 110 x 110 cm - 43.3 x 43.3 in.
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Serge Mendjisky Grande Demoiselle nb
Serge Mendjisky Furstenberg
Photograph, edition of 8 153 x 70 cm - 60.2 x 27.5 in.
Photograph, edition of 8 130 x 97 cm - 51.2 x 38.2 in.
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Pedro lombardi Guitarra 016 Photograph on arched paper, edition of 10 80 x 100 cm - 31.5 x 39.4 in.
pedro lombardi Mirada 058 Photograph on arched paper, edition of 10 100 x 72 cm - 39.4 x 28.3 in.
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Vincent royer Hard up, sans titre no. 1254 Photograph, edition of 3 100 x 152 cm - 39.4 x 59.8 in.
Vincent royer Hard up 2, sans titre no. 2002 Photograph, edition of 5 126 x 100 cm - 49.6 x 39.4 in.
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Vincent royer Hard up 2, sans titre no. 656 Photograph, edition of 5 100 x 116 cm - 39.4 x 45.7 in.
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Franck keller Serie 1221 Bleu
Franck keller Serie 1209 Vert
Diasec on light box with wooden frame 127 x 127 cm - 50 x 50 in.
Diasec on light box with wooden frame 127 x 127 cm - 50 x 50 in.
ORIGINALS & SCULPTURES
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Andy warhol Toy painting, fish, 1983
Synthetic polymer, silkscreen ink on canvas 28 x 35 cm - 11 x 13.8 in.
Andy warhol Jane Fonda, 1982 (Feldman & Schellmann II.268 p.124) Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board, edition of 100 100.3 x 80 cm - 39.5 x 31.5 in.
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Andy warhol Three portraits of Ingrid Bergman, 1983 (Feldman & Schellmann II.313 to 315 p.135) Portfolio of three screenprints on Lenox Museum Board, edition of 250 96,5 x 96,5 cm - 38 x 38 in. each
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tom wesselmann Drawing for Monica with Vivienne, 1992 Ink on rag board 75,9 x 88,3 cm - 29.9 x 34.8 in.
tom wesselmann Claire sitting with robe half off, 1993 Silkscreen, edition of 90 155 x 122 cm - 61 x 48 in.
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tom wesselmann Monica with Cezanne Silkscreen, edition of 90 102 x 145 cm - 40 x 57 in.
tom wesselmann Bedroom face with orange, 1987 Silkscreen on woven paper, edition of 100 149 x 164,5 cm - 58.5 x 64.75 in.
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roy lichtenstein Untitled, 1995
keith haring Red, yellow, blue #6 (Portrait of Tereza)
Screenprint in colors, edition of 75 33 x 40,6 cm - 13 x 16 in.
Acrylic and oil on canvas 91 x 122 cm - 36 x 48 in.
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Alexander CALDER Untitled
Sam Francis Untitled, 1965
Gouache and ink 73,7 x 108 cm - 29 x 42.5 in.
Acrylic on paper 74 x 102 cm - 29.1 x 40.2 in.
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Robert INDIANA The metamorphosis of Norma Jean, 1998 Silkscreen, edition of 90 88,9 x 88,9 cm - 35 x 35 in.
Robert INDIANA Liberty 76, 1975 Printed paper collage and acrylic on paper 100 x 89 cm - 39.4 x 35 in.
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Robert INDIANA Hartley elegies KVF III, 1990 MP 2/2
Robert INDIANA Hartley elegies KVF II, 1990
Silkscreen, edition of 50 195 x 135 cm - 76.8 x 53 in.
Silkscreen, edition of 50 195 x 135 cm - 76.8 x 53 in.
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Mel ramos Pika Boo Pink
Mel ramos Pika Boo Purple
Mel ramos Pika Boo Yellow
Silkscreen, edition of 199 plus AP 50 73 x 50,8 cm - 28.7 x 20 in.
Silkscreen, edition of 199 plus AP 50 73 x 50,8 cm - 28.7 x 20 in.
Silkscreen, edition of 199 plus AP 50 73 x 50,8 cm - 28.7 x 20 in.
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Mel ramos Leopard, 1972 Oil on canvas 111,8 x 167,6 cm - 44 x 66 in.
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kenny scharf 1 The three faces of Jackie the American Silkscreen, edition of 150 114,3 x 88,9 cm - 35 x 45 in.
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Flintstones Silkscreen, edition of 150 114,3 x 88,9 cm - 35 x 45 in.
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Lokglob Silkscreen, edition of 150 86,3 x 137,1 cm - 34 x 54 in.
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Felix on a pedestal Silkscreen, edition of 150 114,3 x 104,1 cm - 41 x 45 in.
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Alejandro Vigilante E-mail is my art “Audrey Hepburn @ Tiffany’s”
Alejandro Vigilante Camelot (Jackie O)
Acrylic on wood with transfer image 119,4 x 91,4 cm - 47 x 36 in.
Acrylic on wood with transfer image 177,8 x 127 cm - 70 x 50 in.
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luo brothers Welcome to the world’s famous brands I Fiberglass 50 x 40 cm - 19.7 x 15.8 in.