1955
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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Butterflies and Flowers
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only defined Pop Art, but has had an unrivalled and lasting influence on artists an...
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Flowers
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
One of the earliest examples of Andy Warhol’s iconic imagery, Flowers, 1964 was printed as an offset lithograph in colors, and is hand-signed and dated in ink. Measuring 23 x 23 in. ...
Lithograph
Happy Bug Day
By Andy Warhol
Located in London, GB
Original lithograph on paper Bears the AWAAB and Estate of Andy Warhol stamps, on verso Annotated with initials 'CD' and a PM authenticity number in pencil, on verso Accompanied by a...
Lithograph
$250
H 23.25 in W 20 in D 0.75 in
Andy Warhol 'Vanishing Animals: Butterflies' 1991 Pop Art Vintage
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Offset lithograph from Andy Warhol: Vanishing Animals, a portfolio of six works published by te Neues in 1992 and printed in Germany. This image depicts butterflies, rendered in Warh...
Offset
Flowers #71
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
From the iconic Flowers portfolio of ten individual floral prints created by Andy Warhol in 1970, Flowers #71 is an original color screenprint, hand-signed in ballpoint pen, and numb...
Screen
Flowers (FS II.69)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Long Island City, NY
Andy Warhol was the most prolific of all pop artists and used repeat motifs of elements of pop culture regularly in his work. This screenprint, signed and dated in ballpoint pen and numbered with a rubber stamp...
Screen
$152
H 38.19 in W 38.19 in
Flowers by Andy Warhol (1964) Art Print – Iconic Pop Art Design
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Winterswijk, NL
A bold and vibrant reproduction of Andy Warhol’s iconic 1964 Flowers series, this striking artwork is printed on heavy art paper, showcasing the enduring brilliance of Pop Art. The c...
Paper
Butterfly Collection with Diamond Dust
By Punk Me Tender
Located in New York, NY
The butterflies are aluminum. Could be sold separately. 33x33. 9k each. Sculptural feel. About the artist: Punk Me Tender (b. 1982) is a French street artist whose brightl...
Metal
Andy Warhol (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Rare Swedish Exhibition Catalogue This book was published on the occasion of the Andy Warhol exhibition at Moderna Museet in Stockholm in 1968, it was edited by Andy Warhol, Kasper K...
Paper
Butterflies
By Ed Baynard
Located in New York, NY
In many of his prints, Ed Baynard presents familiar still-life scenes, such as flowers in vases. He reduces the compositions, divorcing the forms from a context, thus accentuating the stylized embellishments that betray an Eastern influence. Baynard’s success began over thirty years ago, with his first solo exhibition at the Ivan Spence Gallery...
Screen
