Andy Warhol
Campbell's Soup II, Cheddar Cheese (F&S II.63), Andy Warhol
1969

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Artist: Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Title: Campbell's Soup II, Cheddar Cheese (F&S II.63) Year: 1969 Edition: 250, plus 26 proofs Medium: Silkscreen on wove paper Size: 35 x 23 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in ball-point pen on the reverse, numbered 147/250 Publisher: Factory Additions, New York Notes: Campbell’s Soup Cans II: Cheddar Cheese 63 by Andy Warhol is one of ten screenprints from the Campbell’s Soup II portfolio. The Campbell’s soup can is synonymous with Warhol; although many of his works gained notoriety over the years, there is perhaps no other image that is so intertwined with the artist. After giving the first 32 cans the pop art treatment in 1962, he returned to the subject in 1968 and 1969. Notably, the Campbell’s Soup Cans II portfolio ranks amongst Warhol’s top 10 most valuable portfolios of all time. ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) Amongst the most influential artists of the second half of the twentieth-century, Andy Warhol, a founding artist of the Pop Art movement, was renown as a creative genius. Warhol adapted the commercial process of silkscreening to the fine art world, having created masterpieces such as Marilyn Monroe, and Ads & Myths, which rank alongside the most recognizable images in art history. Throughout his career Warhol was regarded as a pop culture icon.

Creator:
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)
Creation Year:
1969
Dimensions:
Height: 35 in (88.9 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)
Medium:
Screen
Movement & Style:
Pop Art
Period:
1960-1969
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Fairfield, CT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1342112753412
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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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