Andy Warhol American Pop Silkscreen1/300 Signed – March 28, 2019
Silkscreen print on paper, featuring portrait of Debbie Harry. Signed Andy Warhol (1928-1987, American) on right margin, inscribed 1/300. 21 x 29 cm (8.3 x 11.4 in.). PROVENANCE: Private collection (Toronto, ON)
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Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (American 1928-1987) was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. Like his contemporaries Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, Warhol responded to mass-media culture of the 1960s. His silkscreens of cultural and consumer icons – including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Campbell’s Soup Cans, and Brillo Boxes – would make him one of the most famous artists of his generation. “The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do,” he once explained.
Born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, he graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1949. He moved to New York to pursue a career in commercial illustration. The young artist worked for magazines such as Vogue and Glamour. Though Warhol was a gay man, he kept much of his private life a secret. On occasions, however, he referenced his sexuality through art. This was perhaps most evident in his drawings of male nudes from the 1950s. Afterwards, he made the film Sleep (1963), which portrayed the poet John Giorno nude.
In 1964, Warhol rented a studio loft on East 47th street in Midtown Manhattan which was later known as The Factory. The artist used The Factory as a hub for movie stars, models, and artists, who became fodder for his prints and films. The space also functioned as a performance venue for The Velvet Underground. During the 1980s, Warhol collaborated with several younger artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clemente, and Keith Haring.
The artist died tragically following complications from routine gall bladder surgery at the age of 58, on February 22, 1987, in New York, NY. After his death, the artist’s estate became The Andy Warhol Foundation and in 1994, a museum dedicated to the artist and his oeuvre opened in his native Pittsburgh.
Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.
Auction Overview
Richmond Hill, ON – 432 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ March 28th auction featuring the finest in MODERN ART, FINE PAINTINGS & ASIAN ANTIQUES 2019-03-28. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.
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