Richard Prince

Works by Richard Prince — American artist celebrated for his appropriation-based practice across painting, photography, and printed matter. A central figure in Pictures Generation, known for rephotography, joke paintings, and his ongoing engagement with mass media, celebrity, and image culture.

  • Richard Prince, The Masochist #7, front cover. RATSTAR / Shoot the Lobster, 2020. Staple-bound softcover, 28 × 21 cm. White card cover with a single black-and-white photocopy-style drawing: a large hand with exaggerated fingers dominates the lower half; above it a face with spiky hair, wide eyes with star-burst marks, and a grinning open mouth showing teeth. Cross or star mark between the eyes. Colophon text lower right in small type: 'The Masochist #7 – Richard Prince / Editor at Large – David Rimanelli / Richard Prince, The Masochist #7, back cover. RATSTAR / Shoot the Lobster, 2020. Plain white card, no text or image. Staple binding visible at left spine edge.

    Richard Prince — The Masochist #7

    Richard Prince — The Masochist #7

  • Richard Prince, Spiritual America, exhibition announcement postcard recto. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2007. Colour reproduction of a nurse painting: a female figure in a white surgical mask and cap against a dark background, eyes visible above the mask, gazing directly forward. Partial text visible at top reads 'NURSE IN HOLLYWOOD' in embossed or relief lettering. Title 'RICHARD PRINCE / SPIRITUAL AMERICA' in orange sans-serif type below the image, with 'Guggenheim' museum logo in an orange band at foot. Richard Prince, Spiritual America, exhibition announcement postcard verso. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2007. Cream card with standard postcard layout: address lines and stamp area to right, GoCard Postcard Advertising logo upper right. Left column: 'RICHARD PRINCE / SPIRITUAL AMERICA' in bold caps; 'Through January 9' in small type. Sponsor credits: 'Made possible by Deutsche Bank' with Deutsche Bank logo; additional supporters listed including Barbara Gladstone, The Stephenson and Penn Bunn Foundation, Mi

    Richard Prince — Spiritual America

    Richard Prince — Spiritual America

  • Richard Prince, Early Photographs 1977–1979, front cover. Skarstedt Fine Art, New York, 2001. Grey hardcover boards with title 'Richard Prince / Early Photographs / 1977–1979' in pale blue-grey serif type, upper left. No image. Restrained, object-like design. Richard Prince, Early Photographs 1977–1979, interior page. Untitled (couple), 1977. Ektacolor print, 20 × 24 inches, 50.8 × 61 cm, edition of 10. Colour photograph of a man and woman in formal dress, rephotographed from a film still or television source. The man wears a dark suit and tie; the woman wears a black dress with a red flower. Both face slightly left, expressions neutral. Skarstedt Fine Art, New York, 2001.

    Richard Prince — Early Photographs 1977–1979

    Richard Prince — Early Photographs 1977–1979

  • Richard Prince, New Portraits, front cover. Blum & Poe, 2016. Screw-bound acrylic hardcover with large white embossed title 'Richard Prince New Portraits' over a transparent cover revealing the colophon page beneath. 'BLUM & POE' in large white type at foot. Six chrome screw-post bindings visible at right edge. Edition of 1,000. Richard Prince, New Portraits, back cover and interior page visible through acrylic. Blum & Poe, 2016. Transparent acrylic back cover with 'BLUM & POE' in white type lower right and ISBN barcode label affixed centre-right. Interior page visible through cover shows a rephotographed Instagram post by @prettypukedood: colour photograph of three figures at a party, 2,980 likes, with comments from @monsterpartyshop, @richardprince4, and others. Komiyama Tokyo bookseller sticker affixed to upper right of cover.

    Richard Prince — New Portraits

    Richard Prince — New Portraits

  • Richard Prince, Menthol Wars, front cover. Printed Matter, New York, 2009. Facsimile reprint of 1980 artist's book. Black cover with halftone photograph of a woman in profile, pearl earring visible. Title 'MENTHOL WARS' and 'Richard Prince' in white type. Richard Prince, Menthol Wars, plain black inside back cover. Printed Matter, New York, 2009. Solid black page, no text or image.

    Richard Prince — Menthol Wars

    Richard Prince — Menthol Wars

  • Richard Prince — Purple 20 Years: The Richard Prince Purple Book, special edition for Purple Fashion no. 18, Purple Institute, Paris, 2012. White softcover with purple halftone "20 Years" typography overlaid on a collage of black-and-white celebrity photographs with handwritten captions and DVD barcodes. Richard Prince — Purple 20 Years: The Richard Prince Purple Book, interior spread. Left: photograph of Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman with handwritten caption: "Linda Carter went onto star in the TV show The L Word. True or False?" Right: photograph of male figure with handwritten caption referencing Dale Stone and mainstream film career. Purple Institute, Paris, 2012.

    Richard Prince — Purple 20 Years: The Richard Prince Purple Book

    Richard Prince — Purple 20 Years: The Richard Prince Purple Book

  • Richard Prince: The Douglas Blair Turnbaugh Collection (1977–1988), exhibition catalogue cover, Edward Cella Art & Architecture, Los Angeles, June 11–July 30 2016. Cover features a black leather motorcycle jacket gifted by Richard Prince to Douglas Blair Turnbaugh, c. 1979. Richard Prince: The Douglas Blair Turnbaugh Collection (1977–1988), interior spread pp. 4–5. Left: acknowledgements text signed by Edward Cella. Right: leather jacket given to Douglas Turnbaugh by Richard Prince, c. 1979. Edward Cella Art & Architecture, Los Angeles, 2016.

    Richard Prince — The Douglas Blair Turnbaugh Collection (1977–1988)

    Richard Prince — The Douglas Blair Turnbaugh Collection (1977–1988)

  • Front cover of Richard Prince’s The Girl Next Door, still sealed in original shrinkwrap, showing a rural overgrown landscape with a basketball hoop and blue and pink title typography. Rear cover of Richard Prince’s The Girl Next Door, sealed in original shrinkwrap, showing a suburban house, deck, lawn, and road photographed in muted daylight.

    Richard Prince — The Girl Next Door

    Richard Prince — The Girl Next Door

  • Richard Prince — New Portraits, Gagosian Gallery, New York, 2014. Front cover. Black staple-bound booklet, white centred text: Richard Prince / New Portraits. Exhibition catalogue, edition of 500. Appropriation art, printed matter. Richard Prince — New Portraits, Gagosian Gallery, 2014. Interior spread: Instagram screenshot @pamelaanderson, 46 weeks. Woman in white t-shirt bathing suit reclining on sand. 480 likes. Prince's comment: 'T-Shirt bathing suit! Nice. Let's hook up next week. Lunch, Smiles. R'. Appropriation art, found image.

    Richard Prince — New Portraits, Gagosian Gallery, 2014

    Richard Prince — New Portraits, Gagosian Gallery, 2014

  • New Observations Nos. 50, 51, and 84 — group of three issues shown together. New York, 1987 and c. early 1990s. Offset printed magazines, approx. 27 × 21 cm each. Sold as a group. `New Observations No. 84, Alchemy — interior spread. Black and white photograph of Marcel Duchamp's Étant donnés, 1946–66: a reclining female figure amid twigs and branches, one arm raised holding a gas lamp, viewed through a torn aperture in a dark ground.

    New Observations — Nos. 50, 51 & 84

    New Observations — Nos. 50, 51 & 84

  • Richard Prince, de Kooning, exhibition invitation front cover, Gagosian Gallery Paris, 2011 — cropped reproduction against warm peach ground with artist name and exhibition details Richard Prince, de Kooning, exhibition invitation interior spread unfolded, Gagosian Gallery Paris, 2011 — near full-bleed reproduction of Untitled (de Kooning), 2009

    Richard Prince — de Kooning, Gagosian Gallery, Paris, 2011

    Richard Prince — de Kooning, Gagosian Gallery, Paris, 2011