James Rosenquist

Water Lily
1981

A minimalist abstract artwork featuring a central blue square with a soft gradient, overlaid with a white circle in the middle. Two pink ellipses intersect the circle, connected by a thin, dark line. Handwritten script, possibly part of the artwork, is visible across the blue and white areas. The piece is signed at the bottom right and numbered at the bottom left, indicating it's part of a limited series. The artwork is set against a plain white background.

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Date
1981

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint with hand coloring;

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 5/8 × 13 1/4in. (49.8 × 33.7 cm) Plate: 7 7/8 × 6 7/8in. (20 × 17.5 cm)

Accession number
2013.83.7

Edition
AP 17/22 | Ed. 75

Publication
Published by Anthology Film Archives

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of James Rosenquist / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/43424

Part of a series:

A Portfolio of Thirteen Prints to Commemorate the Conversion of New York City's Second Avenue Courthouse Building into the New Home of Anthology Film Archives, the First Museum Dedicated to Avantgarde Film and Video

13 works

A sketch of two rectangular windows side by side with green frames on a white background. The window on the left has intact panes, while the one on the right has shattered glass with sharp pieces pointing inward. Below both windows are rough pencil sketches of shrubbery, and the image is signed by the artist in the lower corners.

A simple black triangle centered on a white background with handwritten text and numbers at the bottom edge, possibly indicating the title, edition, or artist's signature.

Black and white print featuring a collage of women's portraits with "Rosa Luxemburg" written below.

$An abstract etching featuring geometric shapes and textures. The central image shows a fractured rectangle with tree-like forms inside, above layered shapes resembling a landscape. To the left, there are three pairs of vertical rectangles, and to the right, a series of dots. Below, two arrows point in opposite directions. The artwork is numbered and signed at the bottom.$

A collage of various images and textures including geometric patterns, a red puzzle piece section, a figure of a dancer, and architectural elements. The artwork features a mix of colors and black and white sections, with some areas appearing faded or overlaid with other images. The bottom right corner contains a signature and edition number.

A textured green square with faint, embossed spiral patterns centered on a larger white background. The green square has rough, uneven edges, and there are small inscriptions in the lower left and right corners on the white background.

Illustration of a woman in a cap and sunglasses looking down thoughtfully at two babies, one of whom is reaching out to her while the other appears to be crying or upset. The artwork uses a limited color palette with outlines and shading, giving it a stylized appearance.

A minimalist artwork featuring a large, centered grey rectangle with a textured appearance, surrounded by a white border with rough, uneven edges.

James Rosenquist
30 works in the collection

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James Rosenquist

Water Lily 1981

James Rosenquist 30 works in the collection

Water Lily
1981

James Rosenquist
30 works in the collection