ANDYWARHOL INFOCUS
TattoedWomanHoldingRose
Offsetlithograph,1955,printedinorangeonthingreenwovepaper,withtheinkstampsofthe EstateofAndyWarholandTheAndyWarholFoundationfortheVisualArts,inscribed'PM15.0365' inpencilonthereverse,74.3x28cm.(29¼x11in.) Ref:10252
Demonstratinghisinterestinthemass-producedimagesofpopularculture, Andy Warhol created red and white Campbell’s soup cans for over two decades, startingin1962.Theyquicklybecomehismostwell-knownemblem.Warhol attributedhisinterestinthesubjecttohisownexperienceofpost-war consumerism,remembering:‘Iusedtodrinkit.Iusedtohavethesamelunch every day, for twenty years, I guess, the same thing over and over again’.Over thecourseofhiscareer,Warholdepictedthirty-twodifferentsoupvarieties. BeefConsommé isoneoftenvarietiesinthe1968portfolio,whichdeployed screen-printingasawaytoachieveflatandhard-edgedareasofcolour–a techniquethatwasperfectlysuitedtomimickingtheuniformityofadvertising.
BeefConsommé (from Campbell'sSoupI)
Screenprintincolours,1968,onwovepaper,signedinball-pointpenandnumberedwitharubber stamponverso,fromtheeditionof250(therewerealso26artist'sproofsletteredA-Z),printedby SalvatoreSilkscreenCo.,Inc.,NewYork,publishedbyFactoryAdditions,NewYork,88.9x58.4cm. (35x23in.)
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OneofWarhol’smostrecognizablesubjects;thisprintreplacesthesoupcan’s goldensealwithabannerthatreads:‘StoutHeartedSoup’andisheldupby twosoldiersinthedistinctiveuniformoftheGrenadierGuards.Incontrastto theportfolioofcansproducedbyWarholayearearlier,thetenscreenprints from Campbell’sSoupII focusonmoreunusualtypesofsoupsoldby Campbell’s,featuringidiosyncraticgraphicsandbannersthatbreakupthe usualuniformityofthesubject.
Chicken'NDumplings (from Campbell’sSoupII)
Screenprintincolours,1969,onwovepaper,signedinball-pointpenandnumberedwitharubber stamponverso,fromtheeditionof250(therewerealso26artist'sproofsletteredA-Z),printedby SalvatoreSilkscreenCo.,Inc.,NewYork,publishedbyFactoryAdditions,NewYork,88.9x58.4cm. (35x23in.)
Ref:105257
In1984,Warhol’sworktookanewdirection,movingawayfromportraitsof celebrities,whenheinitiatedthe DetailsofRenaissancePaintings series. ComprisedofcroppedimagesofoldMasterpaintingsdepictedinWarhol’s characteristicvibrant andkitsch style,the seriesstrips eachwork ofits original intentandinsteadfocusesontheirvalueassymbolsofpopularculture. Furthermore,theprocessofsilkscreenprintingdeliberatelyappropriatesthe painstakingprocessofcreatingtheoriginalmasterpieces.Inthisprint,Warhol putshisownspinontheiconicimageofthebirthofVenus,asdepictedby SandroBotticelliinthe15th century.PlacingtheRomangoddessfirmlyinthe present,the resultis apoignant statementon themass consumptionof artistic masterworks.
DetailsofRenaissancePaintings (SandroBotticelli,BirthofVenus,1482)
Screenprintincolours,1984,onArchesAquarelle(ColdPressed)paper,signedinpencil,numbered fromtheeditionof70(therewerealso18artist’sproofs),printedbyRupertJasenSmith,New York,publishedbyEditionsSchellmann&Klüser,MunichandNewYork,81.3x111.8cm.(32x44 in.)
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ElectricChair
Screenprintincolours,1971,onVelinArchespaper,signedanddatedinballpointpen,verso, numberedfromtheeditionof250,printedbySilkprintKettner,Zurich,publishedbyBischofberger, Zurich,withtheAndyWarholstampverso,89.5x121.5cm.
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LadiesandGentlemen
Screenprintincolours,1975,onArchestexturedwatercolourpaper,signedandnumberedfromthe editionof250(therewerealso50artist’sproofs),printedbyAlexanderHeinrici,NewYork, publishedbyLucianoAnselmino,Milan,110.5x72.4cm.(43½x28½in.)
Ref:103124
Pairofscreenprintsincolours,1975,onArchesAquarellepaper,eachinitialledinpencilonthe front,signedinfullonthereverse,numberedfromtheeditionof10,publishedbyAndyWarhol Enterprises,Inc.,NewYork,111.8x73cm.(44x28¾in.)
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Warholusedcomplementaryandcontrastingmulti-colouredsquares superimposedoverablackandwhitephotographicportrait,inthesetwo printsofSachikoGoodmanfromthelate1970s. SachikowasatopNew Yorkrealestatebrokerandartcollector,andaclosefriendofWarhol’s. Herbareshouldersandcarefreesmileassheturnstothecamera exemplifythecomfortablerelationshipthatshehadwithWarhol,whilethe moreseriousstraight-onportraitevokesSachiko’searnestpresence.
Sachiko
Screenprintincolours,1977,onStrathmoreBristolpaper,signedinpencil,fromtheeditionof3, printedbyRupertJasenSmith,NewYork,publishedbyAndyWarholEnterprises,Inc.,NewYork, 101.6x76.8cm.(40x301/4in.)
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Sachiko
Screenprintincolours,1977,onStrathmoreBristolpaper,signedinpencil,fromtheeditionof3, printedbyRupertJasenSmith,NewYork,publishedbyAndyWarholEnterprises,Inc.,NewYork, 101.6x76.8cm.(40x301/4in.)
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Inthe1980s,Warholturnedtoshoesasthesubjectofaseriesof screenprintswhichincorporateddiamonddust.Shoesplayedasignificant roleinWarhol’searlycareerasacommercialartist;inthe1950s,hehad producedadvertsforwomen’sfootwear.Returningtothesubjectmany years later, Warhol imbues this pair of shoes with a touch of magic, depicting themasiffloatinginastarrysky.
Shoes
Screenprintincolourswithdiamonddust,1980,onArchesAquarelle(ColdPressed)paper,signed, inscribedandnumberedinpencil,verso,aunique horscommerce impressionasidefromthe editionof60,printedbyRupertJasenSmith,NewYork,publishedbyAndyWarhol,NewYork,with hiscopyrightinkstamponthereverse,101x150.8cm.(39¾x59¼in.)
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Shoes
Screenprintwithdiamonddust,1980, onArchesAquarelle(ColdPressed) paper,signedandnumberedinpencil, verso,fromtheeditionof60(there werealso10artist’sproofs),printed byRupertJasonSmith,NewYork, publishedbyAndyWarhol,NewYork, 102x151cm.(401/4x591/2in.)
Ref: 105690
Myths:TheShadow
Screenprintincolourswithdiamonddust,1981,onLenoxMuseumBoard,signedandnumbered fromtheeditionof200,printedbyRupertJasenSmith,NewYork,publishedbyRonaldFeldman FineArts,Inc.,NewYorkSheet,96.5x96.5cm.(38x38in.)
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Torso(Double)
Uniquescreenprintincolours, circa 1982,onSaundersWaterford(HotPressed)paper,withthe EstateofAndyWarholandtheVisualArtsFoundationinkstamps,numbered'UP56.44'and initialled'VF'inpencilonthereverse(therewasnopublishededition),printedbyRupertJasen Smith,NewYork,77.7x109.7cm.(30½by43¼in.)
Ref:106200
QueenNtombiTwalaofSwaziland (from ReigningQueens)
Screenprintincolours,1985,onLennoxMuseumBoard,signedinpencil,numberedfromthe editionof40(therewerealso10artist’sproofs),printedbyRupertJasenSmith,NewYork, publishedbyGeorgeC.P.Mulder,Amsterdam,99.8x79.8cm.(39¼x31½in.)
Ref:106198
NorthwestCoastMask (from CowboysandIndians)
Screenprintincolours,1986,onLenoxMuseumBoard,signedinpencil,numberedfromtheedition of250(therewerealso50artist'sproofs),printedbyRupertJasonSmith,NewYork,publishedby Gaultney,KlinemanArt,Inc.,NewYork,withtheirinkstampandtheartist'scopyrightinkstamp, verso,91.4x91.4cm.(36x36in.)
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ThePhilosophyofAndyWarhol(FromAtoB&BackAgain)
Firstedition,1975,signedandinitialedwith2autographCampbell’sSoupCansandindistinct inscription‘toEstelle’;8vo;publisher’sorangecloth-backedboardswithyellowpapersides,titledin blackandwhitewithblackprinteddesigntoupperboard,blackendpapers,printeddust-jacket, minimalfoxingtoupperedge,otherwiseaverygoodcopy;[14],241pp.
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AndyWarhol’sExposures
FirstEnglishedition,firstimpression,signed,presentationinscriptionfromtheauthor/artistwith doodlebelowtohalf-titleinanapproximationofasoupcan,additionallysignedonupperpanelof jacket;4to;scoresofblackandwhiteplatesoftherichandfamousoftheperiod.Publisher’sblack cloth,titlestospineinsilver.Withthephotographicdustjacket.Anexcellentcopyinthevery lightlyfrayedjacketwithsomeminorlossatthetopofthespinepanel.
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