Andy Warhol | Silver Screen (prints)

  • The Golden Age of Hollywood

    C. 1925 - 1960

     

    Beginning in the 1920's, Hollywood experienced what is considered by many scholars to be it's Golden Age. Defined as a period of great achievements and advancements, the era would pave the way for American culture to gestate and permeate the Globe. Set to this backdrop, Warhol was drawn to the celebrity, allure and imagery that would influence all aspects of his art and life.

     


     

  • Curtains Up

    The Most Recognisable Image Of A Movement

     

    Warhol's source material for Marilyn Monroe is a publicity still from her 1953 film, Niagara. At the time of the screenprint's creation, Marilyn Monroe had been dead for five years: yet her image was still omnipresent, both in the media and in the American psyche.

    Warhol immortalises one of the most famous faces in modern history, infusing a ubiquitous image with a vivacious spirit. From this point onwards, the pop artist's foremost reputation as a portrait artist was without doubt: according to Arthur C Danto, Warhol:"Did more than any other artist to revitalise the practice". 

     


     

  • Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (F & S II.23), 1967

    Andy Warhol

    Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (F & S II.23), 1967
    Screenprint on Paper
    91 x 91 cm.
    35 7/8 x 35 7/8 in.
    26 AP signed and lettered A-Z on verso
    £ POA
  • Escapism In Your Hands

    Just One Click

     


     

    The number of television sets in use in the USA rose from circa 6,000 in 1946 to some 12 million by 1951. No new invention entered American homes faster than black and white television sets; by 1955 half of all U.S. homes had one. With a simple click of a button, viewers could be transported to new worlds, new realms and experience a life beyond their own experiences. Warhol's fasincation with Americana can be directly tied to his childhood experiences where television, magazine and mass-media would have been consumed. 

     


     

    • Andy Warhol, The Star (F & S II.258), 1981
      Andy Warhol, The Star (F & S II.258), 1981
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    • Andy Warhol, The Star (F & S II.267), 1981
      Andy Warhol, The Star (F & S II.267), 1981
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    • Andy Warhol, Ingrid Bergman (F & S II.314), 1983
      Andy Warhol, Ingrid Bergman (F & S II.314), 1983
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  • Move 'em on, head 'em up, rawhide

    Origin Myths

     


     

    Warhol’s interest in Americana is a lifelong, personal fascination that the artist had held since childhood. Having grown up watching Westerns, the artist would as an adult, become an ardent collector of all things Western including cowboy boots, Native American rugs, tools and photographs. Indeed, many of the artefacts showcased in Cowboys and Indians were encountered by the artist in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

     


     

  • Andy Warhol, General Custer (F & S II.379), 1986

    Andy Warhol

    General Custer (F & S II.379), 1986
    Portfolio of ten screenprints on Lenox Museum Board
    91.4 x 91.4 cm.
    36 x 36 in.
    Edition of 250, 50 AP, 15 PP, 15 HC, 35 TP
    • Andy Warhol, Mother and Child (F & S II.383), 1986
      Andy Warhol, Mother and Child (F & S II.383), 1986
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    • Andy Warhol, Geronimo (F & S II.384), 1986
      Andy Warhol, Geronimo (F & S II.384), 1986
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    • Andy Warhol, Kachina Dolls (F & S II.381), 1986
      Andy Warhol, Kachina Dolls (F & S II.381), 1986
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  • Is It A bird? Is It A Plane?

    No, It's Superman!

     

    Featuring a series of portraits of figures from the American imagination, ranging from popular children’s cartoon character Mickey Mouse to the personification of the US government in Uncle Sam, the Myths portfolio brings a reimagining of familiar characters that inhabit our global cultural consciousness to the world.

    Created in the final decade of the artist’s career, the prints are important as they can be seen as the culmination of Warhol’s most principle theme, that of the United States and its relation to commercialism and consumerism.

    Equally important is Wahol's Ads Series, taking mythical motifs and imagery from adverts that are absorbed, respun and reimagined by the artist.

     


     

  • Andy Warhol, Superman (F & S II.260), 1981

    Andy Warhol

    Superman (F & S II.260), 1981
    Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
    96.5 x 96.5 cm.
    38 x 38 in.
    Edition of 200, 30 AP, 5 PP, 5 EP
    • Andy Warhol, Apple (F & S II.359), 1985
      Andy Warhol, Apple (F & S II.359), 1985
    • Andy Warhol, Mickey Mouse (F & S II.265), 1981
      Andy Warhol, Mickey Mouse (F & S II.265), 1981
    • Andy Warhol, The New Spirit (Donald Duck) (F & S II.357), 1985
      Andy Warhol, The New Spirit (Donald Duck) (F & S II.357), 1985

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