Franz West

Original Signed Artworks & Limited Edition Prints For Sale

Inspired by the Viennese Actionism movement, Franz West was an artist who was acclaimed for his interactive works that encompassed sculpture and installation among other practices. His earliest works employed unorthodox materials combined with everyday objects to create such pieces as a coke bottle wrapped in gauze or large-scale aluminium sculptures, welded to resemble sausage-like forms.

« Sculpture is more about three-dimensionality than painting, and gets you away from the picture surface. »
Franz West

Platonic Moon

Limited Edition Print - C-Print

EUR 1,500

Among his most notable works is his Adaptives series, a number of plaster objects designed to be worn across the face or around the waist; despite recalling theatrical props and masks, most of these objects are ambiguous.

« The perception of art takes place through the pressure points that develop
when you lie in it. »
Franz West

West was also celebrated for his collages that consisted of over-painted media, including advertisements and newspaper clippings, as well as his work with materials such as papier-mache and foam to create sculptures bearing the influence of Expressionism.

Austria / male artist / Actionism / Gestural / Abstract art / Interactive art / Found Object / Contemporary Art

ARTWORKS BY Franz West

Franz West

Platonic Moon, 2003

Limited Edition Print

C-Print

EUR 1,500

Franz West

Privatlampe Des Künstlers I, 1989

Sculpture / Object

Metal

EUR 5,400

Chintan Upadhyay's Before She Was Discovered 2, 2007, abstract oil painting with dark lines, and splashes of green, red, and blue.

Franz West

Privat-Lampe Des Künstlers II, 1989

Sculpture / Object

Metal

EUR 6,600

Franz West

Suspension Lamp, 1991

Sculpture / Object

Metal

EUR 3,990

Popular, Art Movements - May 23, 2022

Viennese Actionism: An unique convergence of shock value and...

Popular, Art Movements - May 01, 2020

Reinvention of the Art world: The Insurgency of Pop Art

Artists, Art Movements - May 05, 2022

9 Essential Artists of the The Minimalist School

previously listed

Lily of the West, 2007

Limited Edition Print

Honeymoon, 2012

Limited Edition Print

Sell an artwork by Franz West

Do you own an artwork by Franz West that you wish to part with?
We invite you to send us the details. We are continually seeking to acquire exceptional pieces for our collection.

Offer Us Your Artwork

Artwork by Willem de Kooning

What is Gestural?

Gestural art is a term that describes painting with freely sweeping brushstrokes. The primary goal of gestural art is to allow the artist to physically express emotional impulses. The varied, yet expressive paint marks are intended to convey the artist's inner thoughts and emotions, which viewers are believed to understand through the dynamic and spontaneous application of paint.

Explore »