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Mood: Pop Life.

Mood: Pop Life.

Pop Life ––

Everybody needs a thrill.

Pop Life ––

We’ve all got a space to fill.

– Prince

74. Bal des Deux Dianes. 1926.

By Yuri Annenkov (1889-1974)

This Parisian event, to celebrate Russian artist émigrés settling in the City of Light after fleeing the Bolshevik Revolution, joins ancient history with contemporary pursuits.

296. Montreux Jazz Festival 1983.

By Keith Haring (1958-1990)

Jazz springs into the ’80s with Keith Haring, the poppiest popster popstar artist of the decade.

297. Montreux Jazz Festival 1986.

By Keith Haring (1958-1990) and Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

Warhol and Haring make some beautiful hip mid-’80s music together.

295. Tony Shafrazi Gallery. 1983.

By Keith Haring (1958-1990)

Tony Shafrazi fled the Islamic Revolution in Iran and became one of the most important New York gallery owners during the ’80s.

298. Act Up / Ignorance = Fear. 1989.

By Keith Haring (1958-1990)

Keith Haring’s rise to fame coincided with the emergence of HIV/AIDS. This was the most important advocacy poster printed during the age of fear and prejudice. Haring died of AIDS-related complications in 1990, one year after establishing his foundation for prevention and cure, with this poster as its escutcheon.

466. Are You Ready for Fresh Air? 1989.

By Tadanori Yokoo (1936- )

Breathe in… breathe in the air…

It’s so fresh! How’d it get so trippy and clean?

467. Are You Ready for Foods? 1989.

By Tadanori Yokoo (1936- )

Look closely…. You are getting hungry, you are getting hungrier…

ARE YOU READY FOR FOODS?

Of course you are.

143. Princesse Tam-Tam. 1935.

By Anonymous

Josephine Baker tweaks the nose of the provincial moneyed crowds in “Princesse Tam-Tam.”

130. A New Generation of Leadership. 1996.

By Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)

Pop Art meets politics at the Bridge to the 21st Century.

79. Don Diego & Palagea. 1928.

By Borisov (1899-1942) & Prusakov (1900-1952)

This Soviet Socialist Don Quixote, looking like a photomontaged Musketeer, wants to swashbuckle his way into your Pop Life.

379. Job. 1898.

By Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)

May we be blunt? This poster is the epitome of the lush life.

226. Théâtre de l’Opéra / Carnaval 1892 / 1er Bal Masqué. 1892.

By Jules Chéret (1836-1932)

Step right this way, for the Pop Life.

All lots are available for viewing and bidding today!

PAI-LXXVI: Rare Posters Auction will be held October 28 at 11am EDT.

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