Andy Warhol
Jean Cocteau by Andy Warhol
1983

About the Item

Screen printing over paper collage 98,5 x84,6 cm : sheet size with the stamps of the estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on the reverse and archive number 115.089. catalogue raisonné : cf. Feldman / Schellmann / Defendi III / B / 15 . Provenance: Estate of the artist. The Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts. Literature: cf. T. Schafrazi , C . Ratcliff , R.Rosenblum , Andy Warhol portraits, New York, 2007. condition: At lower margin with restorations in the paper. Commentaires : In the newspaper "Libération " in October 1983, a silkscreen by Jean Cocteau created by Warhol was enclosed as a special supplement. It was based on a photograph. in addition to this commissioned work, a number of silkscreens were created on collaged colored paper freely arranged by the artist. these uniques pieces mostly remained in the possession of the artist. ( a copy of Libération newspaper 1983 will be included with the work .)

Creator:
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)
Creation Year:
1983
Dimensions:
Height: 44.89 in (114 cm)Width: 39.38 in (100 cm)
Movement & Style:
Pop Art
Period:
1980-1989
Condition:
Gallery Location:
CANNES, FR
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU152127852912
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Andy Warhol

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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