The name of American artist Andy Warhol is all but synonymous with Pop art, the movement he helped shape in the 1960s. He was phenomenally prolific, and the archive of original photography, prints, drawings, paintings and other art that he left behind is beyond vast.
Andy Warhol is known for his clever appropriation of motifs and images from popular advertising and commercials, which he integrated into graphic, vibrant works that utilized mass-production technologies such as printmaking, photography and silkscreening. Later in his career, Warhol expanded his oeuvre to include other forms of media, founding Interview magazine and producing fashion shoots and films on-site at the Factory, his world-famous studio in New York.
Born and educated in in Pittsburgh, Warhol moved to New York City in 1949 and built a successful career as a commercial illustrator. Although he made whimsical drawings as a hobby during these years, his career as a fine artist began in the mid-1950s with ink-blot drawings and hand-drawn silkscreens. The 1955 lithograph You Can Lead a Shoe to Water illustrates how he incorporated in his artwork advertising styles and techniques, in this case shoe commercials.
As a child, Warhol was often sick and spent much of his time in bed, where he would make sketches and put together collections of movie-star photographs. He described this period as formative in terms of his skills and interests. Indeed, Warhol remained obsessed with celebrities throughout his career, often producing series devoted to a famous face or an object from the popular culture, such as Chairman Mao or Campbell’s tomato soup. The 1967 silkscreen Marilyn 25 embodies his love of bright color and famous subjects.
Warhol was a prominent cultural figure in New York during the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. The Factory was a gathering place for the era’s celebrities, writers, drag queens and fellow artists, and collaboration was common. To this day, Warhol remains one of the most important artists of the 20th century and continues to exert influence on contemporary creators.
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Andy Warhol Unique SGP Diane de Beauvau Craon at Bella Abzug's Birthday Party
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol ...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol Unique Silver Gelatin Print Jon Gould & Andy Warhol, 1981
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique taken at the direction of Andy Warhol at a performance of "Gotta Get Wet." Others in attendance were Jon Gould, Christopher Makos & Peter Wise. Warhol gazes v...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol SGP Monique van Vooren, Bob Colacello & Thomas Ammann at Studio 54
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Bob Colacello talking to Monique van Vooren, photographed by Andy Warhol in the 1979 at Studio 54. Photograph dimensions: 8 x 10 in. This is a unique w...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol and Janice Dickinson
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs This work is not signed by the artist, however, each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right co...
Silver Gelatin
Catherine Guinness and Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work taken under the direction of Andy Warhol. Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in. Framed dimensions: 16.5 x 18 in. Work is framed to archival standards by Ha...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol, Photograph of Barbara Allen and an Unidentified Man, circa 1978
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is a unique photographic work of Barbara Allen with an unidentified man taken by Andy Warhol. 1977's "Girl of the Year," Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowsk...
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Andy Warhol, hand signed by BOTH Andy Warhol and Christopher Makos
Located in New York, NY
Christopher Makos, Andy Warhol Portrait of Andy Warhol taken by photographer Christopher Makos (Hand signed by BOTH Andy Warhol and Christopher Makos...
Silver Gelatin
Archival Photographic Print 'Portrait of Andy Warhol', 1985/2025
By Andrew Unangst
Located in New York, NY
The archival ‘Portrait of Andy Warhol’ in black and white is a photographic pop-art print. This print is an edition of 50 and the photo was taken in 1985 by photographer Andrew Unang...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Andy Warhol Photo Portrait by Curtis Knapp
By Curtis Knapp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Curtis Knapp, American Title: Andy Warhol Year: 1983 (printed 1991) Medium: Silver Print on Fiber Paper, signed and numbered in ink Edition: 25 Size: 17 in. x 14 in. (43.18 ...
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25 Signed on a label and a certificate of authenticity Black and white portrait of artist Andy Warhol with sunglasses. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed a unique style in his profession. His distinctive use of light in his black and white portraits is one of the identifying aspects of a Gorman photograph. Gorman’s strength has been photographing motion picture and music personalities. His work has been used in film advertising and publicity campaigns as well as album and CD covers. Some of the motion picture celebrities that he has photographed include Ben Affleck, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Kim Basinger, Marlon Brando, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Bette Davis, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley, Clive Owen, Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta. In the music field, Mr. Gorman has worked with Elton John, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Morrissey, John Mayer, Bette Midler, Grace Jones and Frank Zappa to name a few. A partial list of the films that he has generated graphics and publicity for include “The Hurt Locker”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “King Arthur”, “Tootsie”, “The Big Chill”, “Bull Durham” and the Key Art Award winner “Pearl Harbor”. Mr. Gorman has lectured and conducted seminars throughout the world including Digital Photographic Workshops at his studio in Mendocino, California. A project for Disney in conjunction with the Travel Association of America, took him on a 45-day shoot across the United States shooting subjects from all 50 states...
Archival Pigment
Andy Warhol photograph New York, 1978
By Fernando Natalici
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol by Fernando Natalici, New York 1978: This rare Andy Warhol portrait was shot at the Halston Spring Fashion Show, in New York City, 1978 by heralded downtown art scene pho...
Inkjet
Warhol at the Factory: Photographs by William John Kennedy
By William John Kennedy
Located in Indianapolis, IN
This group of four gelatin silver photographs of Andy Warhol from 1963-1964 were lost in the last century and found in this one. Aspiring photographer William John Kennedy befriende...
Silver Gelatin
