Fine discount Pop Art limited edition print – Flowers, Andy Warhol, stamp signed & numbered

Offering a fine artwork:

Flowers

- offset lithograph from Flowers series, limited edition of 250 proofs, numbered in pencil verso
- hand signed in pencil in the lower right
- dimensions: 21.0 x 29.6 cm
- reference stamp on verso from the publisher Total Color, New York
- on fine quality, archival, matte, thick paper, in very good condition
- sold as after the artist, as-is
- accompanied by a short bio of the artist

"This is what the Flowers represented, in nascent form. They marked Warhol's pivot away from Pop, and thus from brand names and celebrity portraits... As we've seen, this move involved generalizing the image, obscuring not just its photographic source but also the specific type of blossoms on offer, in order to prepare it for Warhol's distinctive stamp. Fame, which had long been one of the primary subjects of his work, was now also one of its effects. Warhol's status as an artistic brand had been secured." (M. Lobel, Andy Warhol: Flowers, exh. cat., New York, 2012, n.p.)

Warhol's four hibiscus flower heads were derived from a colour photograph of hibiscus blossoms that appeared in a two page spread of the June 1964 issue of Modern Photography magazine. In the selection of colour for his flowers, Warhol deliberately chose unnatural-looking hues of brilliant synthetic colour. In this, these works echo his portraits of other mass-produced beauties such as Marilyn and Liz, Elvis and Marlon. They are an extension of Warhol's synthetic vision of the universe into the realm of nature. Sunny, brightly coloured, vacant, pretty and banal, these popular paintings are also among the most sought after works of Warhol's entire oeuvre.

Andy Warhol was one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century, creating some of the most recognizable images ever produced. Challenging the idealist visions and personal emotions conveyed by abstraction, Warhol discount embraced popular culture and commercial processes to produce work that appealed to the general public. He was one of the founding fathers of the Pop art movement.
Warhol pioneered the development of the process whereby an photographic image is transferred to a silk screen that is then placed on a canvas and inked from the back. Each Warhol silkscreen used this technique that enabled him to produce the series of mass-media images – repetitive, yet with slight variations – that he began in 1962. Of his prints, Warhol has said “the reason I'm painting this way is that I want to be a machine, and I feel that whatever I do and do machine-like is what I want to do.”
To reinforce this statement Andy Warhol launched his print publishing company that he named Factory Additions. The enterprise was timely; the past five years had seen Warhol rise from graphic illustrator to silver-haired art star, celebrated for blurring the boundaries between high and low culture by making everyday objects seem beautiful and aspirational
It could be argued that printing was central to the way Warhol saw the world. The silkscreens and other media prints are the works Warhol is best know for, these Andy Warhol prints include such iconic images as Campbell's Soup cans, dollar bills, Coca-Cola bottles, and the faces of celebrities. Still today, these massively recognizable images serve as a beacon of popular culture.

Throughout his career, Warhol produced nearly 800 printed images on paper, in addition to hundreds of trial proofs and unique variants of each of his portfolios. His work contributed significantly to what has been described as the ‘print boom' of the 1960s, and Warhol later went on to set up his print-publishing company Factory Additions, which continued to issue portfolios of his most recognisable themes.

The artwork will make a great gift or can be a valuable new addition to your art collection or interior.

Perfect size for reasonably priced mat and frame.

Quick & reliable shipping next business day after order is placed & cleared. Shipped as signed for mail with tracking.
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Packed with care using various protective layers to ensure safe delivery.

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