c. 1954
The name of American artist Andy Warhol is all but synonymous with Pop art, the movement he helped shape in the 1960s. He was phenomenally prolific, and the archive of original photography, prints, drawings, paintings and other art that he left behind is beyond vast.
Andy Warhol is known for his clever appropriation of motifs and images from popular advertising and commercials, which he integrated into graphic, vibrant works that utilized mass-production technologies such as printmaking, photography and silkscreening. Later in his career, Warhol expanded his oeuvre to include other forms of media, founding Interview magazine and producing fashion shoots and films on-site at the Factory, his world-famous studio in New York.
Born and educated in in Pittsburgh, Warhol moved to New York City in 1949 and built a successful career as a commercial illustrator. Although he made whimsical drawings as a hobby during these years, his career as a fine artist began in the mid-1950s with ink-blot drawings and hand-drawn silkscreens. The 1955 lithograph You Can Lead a Shoe to Water illustrates how he incorporated in his artwork advertising styles and techniques, in this case shoe commercials.
As a child, Warhol was often sick and spent much of his time in bed, where he would make sketches and put together collections of movie-star photographs. He described this period as formative in terms of his skills and interests. Indeed, Warhol remained obsessed with celebrities throughout his career, often producing series devoted to a famous face or an object from the popular culture, such as Chairman Mao or Campbell’s tomato soup. The 1967 silkscreen Marilyn 25 embodies his love of bright color and famous subjects.
Warhol was a prominent cultural figure in New York during the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. The Factory was a gathering place for the era’s celebrities, writers, drag queens and fellow artists, and collaboration was common. To this day, Warhol remains one of the most important artists of the 20th century and continues to exert influence on contemporary creators.
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Over Head
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making. ...
Ballpoint Pen
"Portrait of a Young Man (JT)"
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making. ...
Ballpoint Pen
Lover Boy
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making. ...
Ballpoint Pen
Portrait of a Man (Tony)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivaled influence on artists and image-making. ...
Ballpoint Pen
Alexander with Flower XL
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is the most influential and valuable American artist of the 20th century. While he is renowned for his signature Pop art creations, Caviar20 has been champion...
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Portrait of a Man (George), drawing with ballpoint pen, circa 1956
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art but had an unrivalled influence on artists and image-making. ...
Ballpoint Pen
Unidentified Male
By Andy Warhol
Located in Indianapolis, IN
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Unidentified Male (circa 1956) Black ballpoint pen on paper Size: 16.5 x 14 in (41.9 x 35.6 cm) Frame size: 21.25 x 19 in (53.9 x 48.3 cm) Authenticated by ...
Ballpoint Pen, Paper
Robert Bob Stanley "I'M GOING TO WORK ON MY TAN" 1978
Located in New York, US
Lithograph print + artist's hand additions, Signet by artist, Working Proof, stamp Bob Stanley (b. 1932 - d. 1997 New York, United States), an American painter renowned for his grit...
Lithograph
Relaxing Woman - Drawing by Jean-Luis Forain - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Relaxing Woman is a drawing on paper realized by Jean-Luis Forain in the Late 19th Century. Pencil drawing. Monogrammed in pencil on the lower. Good conditions. Louis Henri Forai...
Pencil
Sun Therapy /// Contemporary Pop Art Nudes Swimming Pool Figurative Screenprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Sun Therapy" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1982 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper Limited edition: 1/150 Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA Sheet size: 30.88" x 29.13" Image size: 23.13" x 23.13" Condition: Minor wear to lower right corner. In excellent condition Notes: Titled and dated by May in pencil lower right. The paper is white wove, however the entire recto sheet is screenprinted with color. The margins are screenprinted in red which connect throughout the central image. Biography: Dan May is an American painter and printmaker born on March 11, 1955 in San Francisco, CA. Raised in aesthetic surroundings heavily influenced by his architect father, May grew up learning to view all things with an eye for design, color, and shape. At age 5, he remembers his father cutting up a book of drawings by Henri Matisse and hanging them on the walls of their home. The French master Matisse as well as Richard Diebenkorn and David Hockney are his favorite art influences. He began his first attempts at painting at age 15, and later began to experiment with printmaking, teaching himself various techniques such as woodblock printing, etching, silkscreen printing, and monoprinting. Monoprinting soon became May's medium of choice due to its wide range of expression and spontaneity that he felt other techniques lacked. May - "With monoprinting, you can only work a piece for as a long as the paint stays wet, so the resulting print has a feeling of movement and immediacy. I also like how monoprinting allows the brush strokes to transfer a transparent light quality to the print. For me, this is a technique that bridges drawing...
Screen
Beautiful Boy by John Lennon
By John Lennon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Beautiful Boy after John Lennon, British (1940–1980) Date: circa 1990 Lithograph, signed and numbered by Yoko Ono in pencil Edition: 96/300 Image Size: 1...
Lithograph
The Shadow (from Myths)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A color screen print with diamond dust by Andy Warhol. "The Shadow" is a self-portrait print executed in a dark, bold palette of browns and blacks by American Pop Artist Any Warhol. ...
Screen
