Appropriation Art

The term appropriation art refers to a specifically postmodern artistic practice that emerged in the late 1970s in the USA and is limited in art historical discourse to the 1980s. The art form deals with the appropriation of already existing works of art and makes the process of copying the central concept of its content. The artists use other people's pictures as models for their works, thus questioning originality and art historical expertise and also critically reflecting on the concept of art and art production.

4 days | Bonhams Los Angeles
LOUISE LAWLER
Lot 85 Arranged by Donald Marron, Susan Brundage, Cheryl Bishop at Paine Webber, I...
Cibachrome

€ 12,000 - 15,000
5 days | Bonhams London
Cindy Sherman
Lot 128 Untitled (Self-Portrait with Sun Tan)
Chromogenic print

€ 2,300 - 3,500
6 days | Sotheby's Paris
Stephen McKenna
Lot 36 The Age of Reason , 1979
oil on canvas

€ 8,000 - 12,000
6 days | Sotheby's Paris
Stephen McKenna
Lot 37 The Marriage of Painting and Sculpture , 1979
oil on canvas

€ 10,000 - 15,000
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