
Hot Dog Vendor
A quintessential New York City street scene bursts to life in Red Grooms' characteristically exuberant and cartoonish style, depicting a bustling hot dog vendor surrounded by the frenetic energy of urban life. Grooms masterfully employs a complex combination of lithography, linocut, aluminum foil Chine collé, and sculptural cut-outs to create a vivid, three-dimensional tableau that leaps off the page and into the viewer's space. The work exemplifies Grooms' signature "sculpto-pictoramas" approach, transforming a humble everyday moment into a vibrant, humorous, and deeply affectionate celebration of American street culture.
- Medium
- Three-dimensional lithograph and linocut in colors with aluminum foil Chine collé and cut-outs, on Rives BFK paper, glued and mounted in a Plexiglas case (as issued).
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
Notes
Literature: Walter Knestrick 142
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions & Works on Paper
February 7, 2026
Estimate: $2,000 – $4,000
Sold: $7,095
Lot 50
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