Andy Warhol Flowers (F & S II.73) For Sale

This groundbreaking flower portfolio was published in 1970. This piece is one of ten screenprints created by Andy Warhol in this series, presenting a Warholian version of a hibiscus flower, printed in a dazzling, psychedelic splendour. Warhol once declared ‘I always notice flowers’, and this is exemplified in this portfolio. This was not the last time Warhol would use flowers for artistic inspiration, he went on to create a series of black and white hand drawn flowers, reminiscent of his style in his early career as a commercial illustrator.

This print depicts a hibiscus flower, against a background of grass. Despite having a background, the overall feel of the print is that it is 2-dimensional, emphasising the artifice of the subject matter. The bottom two flowers are hot pink, placed underneath the yellow and purple flowers. Each print in this series is exactly the same, apart from the colours of the flowers and background. Warhol’s screen-printing technique allowed him to add colour at will.

Warhol once said “I wanted to present the mirror of consumption to consumers without any moral overlay or overview, and by that to dislocate their sense of priorities in art… Why not turn the tables and show what is latent and myth-generating in the seemingly trivial or materialist?” This can be seen in this print, as Warhol cleverly manipulates the lines between real and unreal. Warhol has transformed perhaps the most recognisable symbol of nature and purity, and transformed it into an unreal, unnatural representation of a flower, stripped to its bare form. Warhol often explores themes of artifice throughout his work, especially in some of his most recognisable series, such as Marilyn Monroe and Mao.

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