Andy Warhol Electric Chair (F & S. II 81) For Sale

  • Andy Warhol Electric Chair (F & S. II 81), Facts | History | Meaning

    Andy Warhol Electric Chair (F & S. II 81)

    Facts | History | Meaning
    Catalogue Title Electric Chair (F & S. II 81)
    Year 1971
    Size 35 1/2″ x 48″ 90.1 x 121,9 cm
    Medium Portfolio of 10 screenprints on paper.
    Edition Edition of 250 signed and dated ’71 in ball-point pen and numbered with a rubber stamp on verso; some signed in pencil. There are 50 AP numbered in Roman numerals, signed and dated in ball-point pen on verso and stamped AP and numbered with a ribber stamp on verso.
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  • Electric Chair (F & S. II 81)

    The series underscores the hypocrisy surrounding attitudes toward death and disaster in the 20th century.

    Electric Chair (F&S II.81) is a 1971 screenprint from Andy Warhol’s electric chairs series, which forms part of his broader Death and Disaster portfolio. This series examines the darker aspects of the latter half of the twentieth century, reflecting American society’s obsession with death and disaster as depicted in media consumption. Among Warhol’s Death and Disaster works, this series is arguably the darkest, presenting a stark symbol of death against his vivid Pop art palette of bright, garish shades of yellow and orange and red, evoking associations of blood.

    The series underscores the hypocrisy surrounding attitudes toward death and disaster in the 20th century. The print’s deadpan approach, devoid of moral judgement or emotion, contrasts sharply with the dark subject matter rendered in an ironically bright and cheerful manner. This juxtaposition enhances the print's provocative nature. Warhol’s relentless repetition of the electric chair symbol throughout the series emphasises the desensitisation pervasive in contemporary life and media consumption.

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