This particular work is a unique variable colourway from the edition of 30 unique TP (trial proofs). This is aside from the edition of 250, plus 20 AP (artist proofs), 5 PP (printers proofs), 30 HC (Hors Commerce). From the portfolio of 3 screenprints.

Andy Warhol’s Ingrid Bergman, With Hat (1983) is the final work from his Ingrid Bergman portfolio, a suite of three screenprints portraying the legendary Swedish actress. This particular example is a unique trial proof, distinct from the standard edition of thirty (this work being number 15 of 30), and showcases subtle variations in colour and tonality that make it an exceptional and rare piece within the series.

In this print, Warhol captures Bergman as an icon of both cinema and Pop culture. The actress gazes to her right, her hat tilted at a dramatic angle that casts a soft shadow across her face. The image derives from a film still of Bergman’s most famous role, Ilsa Lund in the 1942 classic Casablanca, opposite Humphrey Bogart. Yet, by titling the work Ingrid Bergman with Hat rather than referencing the character, Warhol intentionally collapses the boundary between the woman and her on-screen persona.

Through this subtle shift, Warhol transforms Bergman from actress to archetype, a study in fame, desire, and image. As with his depictions of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, Warhol immortalises Bergman not as a person, but as an object of collective imagination, exploring the transformation of celebrity into a consumable symbol within the landscape of modern capitalism.