John Stezaker

(British, born 1949)

John Stezaker is a contemporary British Conceptual artist best known for his collages of found images taken from postcards, film stills, and commercial photographs. Stezaker’s work resembles early-Surrealist and Dada collages made by artists like Kurt Schwitters, Hannah Höch, and Man Ray. In the collage series Marriage (2006), juxtaposed portraits of classic film stars create newly formed but still disjointed characters—forcing the viewer to shift their frame of reference. “My ideal is to do very little to the images, maybe just one cut: the smallest change or the most minimal mutilation,” he stated of his work. “What I do is destructive, but also an act of deliberate passivity.” Born in 1949 in Worcester, United Kingdom, Stezaker attended the Slade School of Art in London and graduated in the 1973. He was a major influence on YBA artists like Tracey Emin and Damien Hirst when they first emerged in the late 1980s. His works have been featured at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, among others. The artist lives and works in London, United Kingdom.

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John Stezaker (93 results)
Mask CXIX, 2011

John Stezaker

Mask CXIX, 2011

Sale Date: November 19, 2020

Auction Closed

Lost Tracks II, 1976

John Stezaker

Lost Tracks II, 1976

Sale Date: November 3, 2020

Auction Closed

'MARRIAGE LXXXIII' (FROM THE SERIES FILM..., 2012

John Stezaker

'MARRIAGE LXXXIII' (FROM THE SERIES FILM..., 2012

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

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Untitled (Diptych), 1988

John Stezaker

Untitled (Diptych), 1988

Sale Date: July 10, 2020

Auction Closed

Marriage (Film Portrait Collage) XXVII, 2007

John Stezaker

Marriage (Film Portrait Collage) XXVII, 2007

Sale Date: May 28, 2020

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UNTITLED (FILM PORTRAIT COLLAGE) XXVI, 2007

John Stezaker

UNTITLED (FILM PORTRAIT COLLAGE) XXVI, 2007

Sale Date: April 8, 2020

Auction Closed

CINEMA 1, 2005

John Stezaker

CINEMA 1, 2005

Sale Date: April 8, 2020

Auction Closed

Father Sky, 2018

John Stezaker

Father Sky, 2018

Sale Date: March 25, 2020

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Untitled, 1996

John Stezaker

Untitled, 1996

Sale Date: March 24, 2020

Auction Closed

Piccadilly Circus and Eros Statue, London

John Stezaker

Piccadilly Circus and Eros Statue, London

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

Auction Closed

MARRIAGE (FILM PORTRAIT COLLAGE) XXXI, 2007

John Stezaker

MARRIAGE (FILM PORTRAIT COLLAGE) XXXI, 2007

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

Auction Closed

Kiss I, 1979–1982

John Stezaker

Kiss I, 1979–1982

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

Auction Closed

Untitled, 2011

John Stezaker

Untitled, 2011

Sale Date: September 25, 2019

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1989–1990

John Stezaker

Untitled, 1989–1990

Sale Date: September 19, 2019

Auction Closed

Imposter III, 2013

John Stezaker

Imposter III, 2013

Sale Date: September 19, 2019

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MARRIAGE I, 2006

John Stezaker

MARRIAGE I, 2006

Sale Date: August 22, 2019

Auction Closed

UNTITLED, 1988–1990

John Stezaker

UNTITLED, 1988–1990

Sale Date: July 18, 2019

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UNTITLED (WOMAN AND ICE), 1988–1990

John Stezaker

UNTITLED (WOMAN AND ICE), 1988–1990

Sale Date: March 7, 2019

Auction Closed

Marriage (Film Portrait Collage) XXVIII, 2007

John Stezaker

Marriage (Film Portrait Collage) XXVIII, 2007

Sale Date: March 27, 2019

Auction Closed

Mask LX, 2007

John Stezaker

Mask LX, 2007

Sale Date: December 12, 2018

Auction Closed

UNTITLED (FILM STILL COLLAGE) XL, 1976

John Stezaker

UNTITLED (FILM STILL COLLAGE) XL, 1976

Sale Date: November 20, 2018

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1988–1990

John Stezaker

Untitled, 1988–1990

Sale Date: June 26, 2018

Auction Closed

Betrayal III, 2008, 2008

John Stezaker

Betrayal III, 2008, 2008

Sale Date: December 19, 2017

Auction Closed

FILM PORTRAIT (INCISION) XII, 2005

John Stezaker

FILM PORTRAIT (INCISION) XII, 2005

Sale Date: September 14, 2017

Auction Closed

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