Although she is best known for her geometric black-and-white Op art paintings, Bridget Riley also gained fame with her “Stripe” series, including the 1981–82 work Praise I.
The candy-colored bands of Praise I recall the pinstripe rainbow on this Scottish lamb’s-wool throw pillow from Clic General Store. $250, 255 Centre St., NYC, 212-966-2766.
Jeff Koons’ Balloon Dog sculpture.
There’s no questioning any likeness here. Bernardaud has teamed up with artist Jeff Koons to produce this limited-edition metallic porcelain plate. Call it the teacup Chihuahua version of a ten-foot-tall Balloon Dog sculpture. $8,000, 499 Park Ave., NYC, 212-371-4300.
Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 self-portrait.
Van Gogh’s ear must be burning: Beam’s painterly Umbra Shift Cascade wool blanket recalls the free-flowing brushstrokes of the master’s 1889 self-portrait. $300, 240 Kent Ave., Ste. 18, Brooklyn, 646-450-1469.
Donald Judd’s Chinati Foundation installation 100 Untitled Works in Mill Aluminum (1982–86).
Imagine a row of Piet Hein Eek’s steel-and-leather armchairs lined up in a light-filled loft space. Certainly the minimalist Donald Judd, whose Chinati Foundation installation 100 Untitled Works in Mill Aluminum (1982–86) is pictured at left, would approve of the less-is-more aesthetic. $6,093, at The Future Perfect, 55 Great Jones St., NYC, 212-473-2500.
André Derain’s 1905 painting, The Mountains at Collioure.
True or fauve? Art critics might have deemed Derain a “wild beast,” but there’s nothing “grisly” about his 1905 painting The Mountains at Collioure, or Clarence House’s cheery Sole cotton-linen fabric, for that matter. Available to the trade, D&D, 979 Third Ave., Ste. 205, NYC, 212-752-2890.
Yves Klein’s Anthropometry: Princess Helena.
Although Yves Klein essentially put his name on a certain shade of blue—whether in his legendary Blue Venus or in 1960’s Anthropometry: Princess Helena—we couldn’t help but notice the sumptuous swish of color in ceramist Helen Levi’s Blue Swirl bowl. Small, $44, medium, $56, at The Primary Essentials, 372 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, 718-522-1804.
There’s never a dull moment with the great colorist Matisse, whose bold paintings, like 1911’s L’Atelier Rouge, inspired art lovers to break free of their inhibitions.
So let the imagination flow at your next get-together with Lisa Corti’s festive Nizam tablecloth. $150 (shown in red), at Collyer’s Mansion, 179 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, 347-987-3342.
Richard Serra’s The Matter of Time sculpture.
The serpentine shape of Robert Kuo’s Root dining table, which features a hand-hammered antiqued copper base and a cream lacquer top, is not unlike the undulating form of Richard Serra’s 2005 towering steel sculpture The Matter of Time, on view at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. $30,000, 303 Spring St., NYC, 212-229-2020.
Roy Lichtenstien’s 1967 Modern Painting with Clef.
Who says a masterwork needs to live on a wall? Anna Karlin’s Pattern C wool rug has a Pop art appeal that’s as spirited as Roy Lichtenstein’s 1967 Modern Painting with Clef. 4′ x 6′, $3,000, at Mociun, 224 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn, 718-387-3731.
Love the transparent look of Do Ho Suh’s “ghost architecture” installations, such as Blueprint, from 2010?
See through to getting the same feeling at home with Sebastian Scherer’s glass ISOM table, which comes in several colors and sizes. $1,620 (as shown), at Matter, 405 Broome St., NYC, 212-343-2600.
Even after entering his Cubist phase, Pablo Picasso continued to experiment with classical motifs, as seen in the 1933 print Bacchanal and Minotaur.
Take this approach a step further with Cold Picnic’s Private Parts: 4 rug, made of New Zealand wool, underfoot. 2′ x 3′, $264, 4′ x 5′, $550, at Concrete and Water, 485 Driggs Ave., Brooklyn, 917-909-1828.
Damien Hirst’s “Spot.”
If you don’t feel like shelling out the sterling for one of Damien Hirst’s “Spot” paintings, which can cost upwards of $3 million, Alicia Adams’s baby alpaca polka-dot Veneto throw can be just as fun. $440 (in red or lagoon, shown), at Neue Galerie, 1048 Fifth Ave., NYC, 212-628-6200 x496.
The multitalented Sonia Delaunay dabbled in fashion, textile, and costume and set design, but was first and foremost a painter whose work is characterized by geometric forms and bright hues, such as the pulsing concentric circles found in her 1938 Rythme.
As far as similarities go, this color-infused dartboard from Michele Varian hits the bull’s-eye. $140, 27 Howard St., NYC, 212-343-0033.