Prince has been hailed as one of the most innovative and influential American artists in decades, and his record-breaking auction prices have brought him further into the spotlight. He elevates popular culture to the level of art, drawing inspiration from the cover girls of American pulp novels of the 1950s and 1960s. Favoring the technique of “rephotography,” he has said: “Rephotography creates a sense of déjà vu. Such copies play with images of real things; through seemingly real yet ambiguous artistic scenarios, they prompt reflection on the deeper meanings of art, people's lives, society, and life itself.” In 2000, he launched the popular ALL THE BEST series, reproducing and combining autographs from signed photographs given to Prince by Hollywood stars. His well-known “Nurse” series has also extended its influence into fashion. In 2008, Marc Jacobs, chief designer of the renowned French brand Louis Vuitton, collaborated with Prince on a new women's collection, successfully sparking a new fashion trend.

This poster featuring Untitled (2017) was produced in 2018, in conjunction with Richard Prince: High Times at Gagosian, West 21st Street, New York. Describing the new series from which this painting is drawn, Roberta Smith writes in the New York Times , “All told, it forms a rabbit hole of cross references, a hall of mirrors that irregularly reflect some of the life, times and inner thoughts of an artist given to mixing fact and fiction, one who is a devotee of American rock, an erudite collector of postwar literature and a writer of some distinction.”