Andy Warhol
Poinsettia
circa 1980s

Name: Poinsettia
Brand: Andy Warhol
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)

$24,000

£18,126.22

€21,221.64

CA$34,097.16

A$34,689.46

CHF 19,880.53

MX$417,682.58

NOK 232,366.61

SEK 233,386.40

DKK 158,650.82

About the Item

This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed. This is a unique work which comes with a Certificate of Provenance from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts issued by Christie’s, the acting registrar of The Foundation. The work is stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. A unique Foundation number is written on the verso. Provenance: From the Estate of the Artist, to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, to current owner Beginning in the late 1950s, Warhol began carrying a Polaroid camera documenting his friends as he moved through New York society. In the mid-1960s, Warhol began using a camera for his art-making process when he would take subjects - often leaders in the art world, such as collectors and gallerists, or his friends - to photo booths near the original (“Silver”) Factory in Times Square. This was Warhol’s initial foray into serial repetition and removing the artist’s hand altogether. Photo booth strips became source material for Warhol’s paintings of the late 1960s and early 1970s, including iconic works such as the paintings of Edith Skull and Holly Solomon. In the 1970s, Warhol continued using the Polaroid as ‘his date’ on all his social outings and travels. However, in 1977, Zurich-based art dealer Thomas Amman gave Warhol a 35mm Minox camera, at which point he began documenting nearly every day of his life with black-and-white photos (unique silver gelatin prints usually measuring 8” x 10”). Around the same time, Warhol purchased a Polaroid Big Shot camera, for use at The Factory to create the singular vocabulary of his prints and paintings. From this studio process, Warhol created his largest body of work. Purchaser hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that the purchaser is acquiring ownership rights only of the physical work of art described herein, and that this transfer of ownership of the physical work of art does not convey to the purchaser any copyright or reproduction rights except (a) the right to display the physical work of art and (b) to reproduce the work only in any exhibition catalog relating to exhibit of the work, and in no other medium. Any other use of the work of art is absolutely prohibited without prior written consent of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., which retains all rights to the copyright and all reproduction rights respecting such work of art. Consent for any other use of the art may be withheld by the Foundation in its absolute discretion.

Creator:
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)
Creation Year:
circa 1980s
Dimensions:
Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)
Medium:
Silver Gelatin
Movement & Style:
Pop Art
Period:
1980-1989
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Beverly Hills, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: FL18.004411stDibs: LU906315462322

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Andy Warhol

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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