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Eternal Circumcision from Aliyah Series
Salvador Dali
Print - 62.2 x 48.3 x 0.5 cm Print - 24.5 x 19 x 0.2 inch
£2,108
Return of Ulysses from Homage a Homere
Salvador Dali
Print - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 30 x 22 x 0.2 inch
£3,795
Le Roi Marc from Tristan et Iseult, Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dali
Print - 45.1 x 33 x 5.1 cm Print - 17.75 x 13 x 2 inch
£3,373
Le Combat avec Morhoult from Tristan et Iseult, Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dali
Print - 45.1 x 33 x 5.1 cm Print - 17.75 x 13 x 2 inch
£3,373
The Golden Helmet of Mandrino from Historia de Don Quichote de la Mancha
Salvador Dali
Print - 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 30 x 22 x 0.2 inch
£2,952
Le Chimere d'Horace from Dalinean Horses
Salvador Dali
Print - 67.9 x 50.2 x 0.5 cm Print - 26.75 x 19.75 x 0.2 inch
£2,530
Les montres molles demi sommeil
Salvador Dali
Print - 55.9 x 73.7 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 29 x 0.2 inch
£2,108
Les spoutniks astiques elasticots statistiques
Salvador Dali
Print - 55.9 x 73.7 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 29 x 0.2 inch
£2,108
Les caprices pinces princiers
Salvador Dali
Print - 55.9 x 73.7 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 29 x 0.2 inch
£2,108
Les Panaches Panaches from Les Diners de Gala, Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dali
Print - 55.9 x 74.9 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
£2,108
Le Legacy from Historia de Don Quichotte de la Mancha
Salvador Dali
Print - 75.9 x 56.2 cm Print - 29.88 x 22.13 inch
£2,530
Flordali - Les Fruits : Poire Don Quichotte
Salvador Dali
Print - 56.5 x 37 cm Print - 22.2 x 14.6 inch
£4,044
I do not rule my dreams, my dreams rule me
Takashi Murakami
Print - 66.6 x 56.6 cm Print - 26.2 x 22.3 inch
£3,253
Enso: A World Filled With silkscreen
Takashi Murakami
Print - 46.8 x 39.8 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.4 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£2,381
Stereo Supreme Album Cover Print
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 30 x 30 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
£198
We Are the Square Jocular Clan 10set
Takashi Murakami
Print - 47.5 x 47.5 cm Print - 18.7 x 18.7 inch
£10,783
Diamond ( Red )
Jeff Koons
Sculpture - 32.4 x 39.2 x 32 cm Sculpture - 12.8 x 15.4 x 12.6 inch
£19,769
Tunnel Vision Version 2 (Alternate Blue)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 46 x 61 cm Print - 18.1 x 24 inch
£261
Caballero, Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dali
Print - 101.6 x 81.3 x 0.5 cm Print - 40 x 32 x 0.2 inch
£10,120
Flordali - Les Fruits : Pomme dragon
Salvador Dali
Print - 56.5 x 37 cm Print - 22.2 x 14.6 inch
£6,110
Skull (after)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
£494
Ballon Animals
Jeff Koons
Sculpture - 39.2 x 34.9 x 20.9 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 13.7 x 8.2 inch
£31,451
Flower ball (3D) Hey! You! Do you feel what I feel?
Takashi Murakami
Print - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£3,594
Flower ball (3D) Hey! You! Do you feel what I feel?
Takashi Murakami
Print - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£3,594
Free South Africa (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
£494
A little flower painting : Pink, Purple and Many Other Colors
Takashi Murakami
Print - 55 x 44 cm Print - 21.7 x 17.3 inch
£2,336
Palace Of Power
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 76 x 101 x 3 cm Print - 29.9 x 39.8 x 1.2 inch
£10,783
Untitled (Rotterdam), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
£494
Untitled (Angel), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
£494
Shangri-la Shangri-la (offset print with silver) Edition - 166/300
Takashi Murakami
Print - 76.2 x 50.8 x 3 cm Print - 30 x 20 x 1.2 inch
£4,476
Coffee Blues Afternoon (White)
Takashi Murakami
Print - 29.3 x 30.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.5 x 11.9 x 0 inch
£3,549
Untitled (Face), 1982 (after Jean-Michel Basquiat)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
£494
Untitled (Electric) (after Keith Haring)
Keith Haring
Design - 80.5 x 20.5 x 1.2 cm Design - 31.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inch
£494
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Provocative Artists
The history of art has been punctuated by many scandals and outbursts of provocative artists. With the main goal of art being to elicit a reaction, it is obvious that some artists try to take us out of our comfort zone. Some provocative painters have scandalized the critics, such as Gustave Courbet with his famous painting "The Origin of the World" in 1866, very much ahead of his time in his representation of nudity. But painters are not the only provocative artists. The photographers Nobuyoshi Araki and Bettina Rheims also turned their lenses to controversial subjects.
However, scandal is not necessarily linked to nudity. Provocation in art comes from a will to shock and to free itself from the limits or taboos, which is why many committed artists use their art to spread subversive messages and go against the established governments. This is the case of street artists such as Banksy, Jean-Michel Basquiat or Keith Haring.
You don't like simplistic works? You want to support artists who are not afraid to take risks? Artsper has put together a catalog of provocative artists of all nationalities. Their works will be perfect to give your living room a pop and show off your taste. Which one will catch your eye?