Sam Francis

Untitled, 1984

106.7 X 73 inch

What is a plate?

What is a plate?

A plate is a broad, primarily flat vessel used for serving food, but it can also serve ceremonial or decorative purposes. Plates are typically circular, though they can be any shape and made from various water-resistant materials. Most plates have raised edges, either by curving upward or featuring a wider lip. Vessels without a raised edge or with a more rounded profile are often considered bowls or dishes, while very large, plate-shaped vessels might also be classified as dishes.

Rashid Johnson

Anxious Man, 2017/2021

Sculpture / Object

Plate

GBP 1,950 - 2,500

Derrick Adams

Untitled, 2023

Sculpture / Object

Plate

GBP 1,890

Lisa Yuskavage

Greengrapes, 2008 / 2020

Ceramics

Plate

GBP 2,400

Guillaume Corneille

Plat, 1999

Ceramics

Plate

EUR 3,500

Pablo Picasso

Visage de Faune Tourmente, 1956

Ceramics

Plate

USD 18,000

Pablo Picasso

Visage No. 54, 1963

Ceramics

Plate

EUR 9,800

Pablo Picasso

Bulls, 1952

Ceramics

Plate

EUR 4,800

Pablo Picasso

Oursin (A.R. 268), 1955

Sculpture / Object

Plate

USD 7,000 - 9,000

Pablo Picasso

Picador (Bullfighter), 1953

Sculpture / Object

Plate

USD 7,000 - 9,000

Ed Ruscha

He Up and Went Downtown, 2020

Sculpture / Object

Plate

GBP 2,350

Fernandez Arman

Plate, 1992

Sculpture / Object

Plate

EUR 570

Roy Lichtenstein

Rosenthal plate 2, 2000

Sculpture / Object

Plate

EUR 750

Pablo Picasso

Paysage (Landscape), 1953

Sculpture / Object

Plate

USD 13,000 - 15,000

Roy Lichtenstein

Untitled Plate (Waterlily), 1990

Ceramics

Plate

USD 2,500

Pablo Picasso

Deux oiseaux no. 95 (A.R. 487), 1963

Ceramics

Plate

EUR 9,600

Pablo Picasso

Dancers (pair), 1956

Sculpture / Object

Plate

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Pop art

Pop Art is an art movement that began in Britain in 1955 and in the late 1950s in the U.S. It challenged traditional fine arts by incorporating imagery from popular culture, such as news, advertising, and comic books. Pop Art often isolates and recontextualizes materials, combining them with unrelated elements. The movement is more about the attitudes and ideas that inspired it than the specific art itself. Pop Art is seen as a reaction against the dominant ideas of Abstract Expressionism, bringing everyday consumer culture into the realm of fine art.

Stuckism

Stuckism is an art movement that promotes figurative painting over conceptual art. It was founded in 1999 by Charles Thomson and Billy Childish with an initial group of 13 artists in Britain. The movement has since expanded to 52 countries with 233 groups worldwide. Several manifestos, issued by Thomson and Childish, advocate for the spirit of modernism and the creation of spiritual art, regardless of medium, subject matter, or style. Stuckism emphasizes the importance of genuine expression and rejects the dominance of conceptual art in the contemporary art scene.

Light and Space

The Light and Space Movement refers to loosely affiliated art movements connected to minimalism, geometric abstraction, and op art that originated in Southern California in the 1960s. Greatly influenced by artist John McLaughlin, these artists focused on sensory phenomena such as light, perception, and space as central elements of their work. They also incorporated cutting-edge technologies from the aerospace and engineering industries to develop light-filled and sensuous objects, creating immersive experiences that emphasize the viewer's perception.

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