Renowned for his billboard-size collage paintings combining images from advertising and consumer culture with vibrant colour and abstraction, James Rosenquist (1933-2017) was credited with creating a unique brand of conceptual realism. His early training as a billboard painter influenced the scale, content, and style of his works and he was considered one of the key figures in the Pop Art movement alongside Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. His complex discontinuous narratives juxtaposed fragmented images of consumer products, weaponry, and celebrities to reflect modern urban life. In the 1970s, his focus shifted from pure aesthetics to geo-political, existentialist, scientific and environmental themes. Throughout his career, Rosenquist worked in a range of diverse mediums, and produced a broad array of drawings and collages in addition to his painted works and prints.