American Icons
Save your search and find it in your favorites
Save your search to find it quickly
Saved search
Your search is accessible from the favorites tab > My favorite searches
Unsaved search
A problem occurred
L'action vaut plus que les mots (Marianne pleure)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch
$3,299
Commanda Large Format
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 105 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 30.3 x 0 inch
$2,796
Best Buddies from the Collection of Sir Elton John
Keith Haring
Print - 66.2 x 81.4 x 2 cm Print - 26.1 x 32 x 0.8 inch
$160,000
Lotus Ornament Large Format
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 105 x 77 x 0.1 cm Print - 41.3 x 30.3 x 0 inch
$2,572
Marilyn Laughing in Black Dress
Bert Stern
Photography - 48 x 33 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$2,785
Art Is For Everybody
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 48.3 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Print - 19 x 14 x 0 inch
$1,096 $986
Marilyn Rare Black Dress Large
Bert Stern
Photography - 102 x 92 cm Photography - 40.2 x 36.2 inch
$31,317
Projet pour Hennessy
JonOne
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$2,237 $2,013
Freedom to Lead (Aung San Suu Kyi)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$1,007
Protect Biodiversity - Cultivate Harmony
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$755
Marilyn in the slanted scarf
Bert Stern
Photography - 48 x 33 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 inch
$3,244
Jordan Hall Of Fame Portrait
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
$1,007
Strictly for made men - Do-or-Die
JonOne
Print - 75 x 75 x 1 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,461
Laguna Beach Surfers - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Slim Aarons
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
$3,299
Marilyn Rare Black Dress (1962)
Bert Stern
Photography - 48 x 33 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 x 0.4 inch
$2,785
Yellow Mandala Large Format
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 76.2 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,063
LSD - Lucy in the sky with diamonds (EP)
JonOne
Print - 74.9 x 74.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,796 $1,398
Where there is darkness there is light (EP)
JonOne
Print - 74.9 x 74.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,796 $1,398
Rise from the Ashes (Red)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 106.5 x 74 cm Print - 41.9 x 29.1 inch
$1,790
Marilyn in Vogue (1962)
Bert Stern
Photography - 25 x 21 x 1 cm Photography - 9.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,778
Hotel du Cap Eden-Roc (Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print)
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$4,127
Swimming In The Bahamas
Slim Aarons
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$4,127
Warning Addictive
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Design - 80.8 x 22 x 2 cm Design - 31.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$839
Raise the Level (Peace)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Print - 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$895
The woman who defeated pain (Frida Khalo)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.5 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.2 inch
$1,331
Muhammad Ali - Heavyweight Ideals
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$839
Styles Change - Style Endures - Black
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 48.26 x 36.83 x 0.2 cm Print - 19 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
$671
24
2/24
American Icons
Since the middle of the 20th century, the United States has become the leader of the art market. The awarding of the Golden Lion to the American Rauschenberg at the Venice Biennale in 1964 testifies to the shift in prestige from the Paris school to that of New York. Today, in addition to its vast network of museums with remarkable collections, New York has the highest concentration of artists, which translates into the city's extremely creative DNA.
Some of the American icons of the artistic sphere that may come to mind include the following mentors of modern art: Edward Hopper, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georgia O'Keeffe, Man Ray, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring... Someone like Norman Rockwell is known for his storytelling. Rockwell was able to present a realistic depiction of daily life behind the facade of the American Dream. Jean-Michel Basquiat for example, showed the elevation of urban art to the rank of fine art. These American artistic icons paved the way for more recent talents such as Shepard Fairey (1970), JonOne (1963) and Jeff Koons (1955). These artists amongst many others on Artsper play with the ideas of commercial art, the elevation of street art and politics activism in their artwork that depicts a true image of life in modern America. Check out some American artists who follow in their footsteps.