Incollect Magazine - Issue 3

Issue 3 110 www.incollect.com Lobel believes there is a natural consonance between collecting Pop art and high end design. “People who want great interiors and buy from me seek out the best of everything and so they are going to incorporate the best 20th century artists. To me the Pop artists are in a league of their own. No one has surpassed them for ingenuity and creativity. For this reason they are considered the gold standard in collecting art.” Angelo Panayiotou from Splendid Antiques in London also mixes Pop art and urban art with mid century modern furniture. He started as an art collector 10 years ago. “I had an overstock of art from the house and so I began to add it to the gallery walls to hang with furniture and we found we got many inquiries to buy and the market grew from there.” His preference in Pop art specifically is Warhol and next generation Pop urban artists, including Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquait, and of course Bansky. “From an artistic perspective Pop and urban art just look great on a wall and they blend extremely well with mid century design,” Panayiotou says. “Mid century artwork you can’t blend with mid century furniture, it doesn’t work, so it is either abstract, Pop or urban art — we chose Pop and urban because we think it compliments nicely. It is also an appreciating asset and so works for clients from an economic perspective.” After Jean Michel Basquiat, Portfolio 1, “Head”, “Rinso”, “Per Capita” and “Ernok” in colors, on wove paper, each full sheet, each one with matching number A.P. numbers in pencil on lower right and signed and dated on reverse “11-19-01” by Gerard Basquiat (Administrator of the Estate of Jean- Michel Basquiat) in pencil with the Estate Stamp, published by DeSanctis Carr Fine Art, Lost Angeles, framed. Each was an edition of 85 with 15 artist’s proofs. Unframed the prints measure 39⅞ inches x 39⅞ inches. Image courtesy of Lobel Modern.