Andy Warhol (1928-1987) is arguably the most important American artist of the 20th century. He not only helped to define Pop Art, but has made a profound and enduring effect on artists and image-making around the globe.
From the outset of his career in the 1950s to his final works in 1987, printmaking played a key role in Warhol’s practice. The floral motif starts with Warhol’s iconic Flower paintings and prints from the mid-1960s. In these, he reduces hibiscus flowers to a basic form, rendering them in unnaturally vivid hues similar to the textile patterns and palettes of that era.
In focusing on a single subject and repeating it across mediums, Warhol referenced commercial and mechanical forms of reproduction commonly used in advertising and the media at large. Other than demonstrating his mastery of and passion for screenprinting, the Flowers images embody Warhol's core tenant, engaging with questions of appropriation and production that are central to an understanding of his work as a whole.
Warhol's Flowers hold a unique position in the canon of his prints. While there is no cultural context beyond the image itself, not illustrating a brand, figure, or celebrity, they are instantly recognizable as Warhol's. Bold and accessible, these flower images made a statement without taking a side during the emotionally charged era of the 1970s. They remain one of the most beloved images from Warhol's oeuvre.
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Andy Warhol, After (1928-1987)
"Poppy Flowers for the Museu de Arte de Moderna, Sao Paolo"
1994
Screenprint with added text on Stonehenge Rag
Numbered "17/50" in pencil, lower left
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol, lower right
Edition: 50 + 10HC
Printed and Published by American Image Editions, New York
40"H 30"W (work)
41"H 31"W (framed)
Note: This work is an original Andy Warhol screenprint that was authorized by the Warhol Foundation to be the feature print in the Master American Contemporaries II Portfolio.
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