James Rosenquist - Horse Blinders (1972)

James Rosenquist created the Horse Blinders installation in the early 1970s as a monumental, room-sized environmental work featuring his signature overlapping commercial imagery and bold color palette. The 1972 screenprint translates elements of that installation into a collectible multiple, using the same fragmented advertising aesthetics that defined his Pop Art practice.

While F-111 (1965) is Rosenquist's best-known print, produced during his time with Leo Castelli Gallery, Horse Blinders comes from a later period when his imagery had become more abstract and fragmented. Both works share his characteristic technique of layering disconnected commercial images at billboard scale, reflecting his early career as a sign painter.

Rosenquist was exhibiting with Leo Castelli Gallery during the early 1970s when Horse Blinders was produced, and his major print projects from this era were typically produced in collaboration with fine art publishers. I don't have confident documentation of the specific publisher for this screenprint edition.

Rosenquist screenprints from the 1970s have appeared at major auction houses including Christie's and Sotheby's, with values varying based on condition, provenance, and edition number. I don't have reliable current auction results for this specific print to cite a price range.