{"product_id":"andy-warhol-ian-mckellen-gelatin-silver-print","title":"ANDY WARHOL \"IAN MCKELLEN\" GELATIN SILVER PRINT, 1981","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"415\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eFrom 1976 until his death in 1987,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/andy-warhol\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAndy Warhol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas rarely without a camera.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePhotography was fundamental both to his artistic practice and his engagement with the world around him. Though long devoted to Polaroids, Warhol acquired a 35mm camera in 1977 and proceeded to shoot, on average, at least a roll of film a day over the following decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"415\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eLittle escaped his lens: he recorded discos, dinner parties, flea markets, wrestling matches, and the social rituals that defined downtown New York in the late 20th century. Friends, lovers, celebrities, socialites, business associates, and anonymous passersby all became subjects within Warhol’s restless photographic archive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"802\" data-start=\"417\"\u003eWhile Warhol’s large-scale portraits established his reputation as one of Pop Art’s most celebrated image-makers and colourists, his black and white snapshots reveal a more immediate and intimate sensibility. Animated, candid, and often quietly joyful, these photographs capture people mid-conversation, mid-laugh, or absorbed within the atmosphere of a particular moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:c907c8e1-905b-43c3-8601-ded0da03bb0d-2\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-turn-start-message=\"true\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"9625b2bf-f97f-40a7-8380-1b0037f783dc\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1386\" data-start=\"730\"\u003eOf the tens of thousands of images Warhol produced between 1977 and 1987, only a small fraction were ever enlarged, lending these works the feeling of an expansive personal diary — spontaneous records of glamour, performance, labour, and everyday life collapsing into a single frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1535\" data-start=\"1355\"\u003eThis iconic image is of English actor Ian McKellen. In the 1980s, McKellan, cast as Antoni Salieri in the Broadway production \u003cem\u003eAmadeus\u003c\/em\u003e, ran in the same circles as Warhol. When reminiscing on this photograph in 2020, he posted it to his \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIQxLJ0DE33\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\u0026amp;amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e with the caption: \"I fell in with Andy Warhol when I was on Broadway in 'Amadeus.' He liked to snap people when he first met them, so this was probably taken when I visited his Factory in Union Square: 1981.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003evisit our Toronto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUSA, c.1981\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnique Gelatin Silver Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol, verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e10\"H 8'W (work)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e16.5\"H 14\"W (framed)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvenance: The Estate of Andy Warhol; Private Collection, Canada\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andy Warhol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608171528428,"sku":"05-26","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Andy-Warhol-Ian-McKellan-photograph_01.jpg?v=1778270122","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/andy-warhol-ian-mckellen-gelatin-silver-print","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}