Andy Warhol
Mick Jagger (FSII.146)
1975

About the Item

Screenprint in colors, 1975, signed in pen and numbered 31/250 (total edition includes 50 artist's proofs), also signed in black felt-tip pen by Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol, on Arches Aquarelle wove paper, published by Seabird Editions, London, and with their inkstamp on the verso, framed sheet: 1110 by 735 mm 43¾ by 28⅞ in framed: 1250 by 872 mm 49¼ by 34¼ in. Andy Warhol’s obsession with celebrity icons takes shape once again in his infamous Mick Jagger series. Warhol’s interest in photography, collage, and drawing created a new conceptual framework associated with the appropriation of Pop Icons. The work relationship between Warhol and Mick Jagger began in 1963 and continued into maturity as both the artist and the musician were at the height of their fame in the early 1970s. The collaboration works so well because it manages to capture the essence of both parties involved. By the 1970s Warhol no longer relied on found imagery and had considerably expanded his range of subjects. He often took his own photographs and the ‘hand-made’ look became increasingly evident by additions of collage elements using torn cheap graphic Color Aid papers, which were produced in a seemingly endless array of colors. The series of ten screenprints of Mick Jagger was characteristic of this change in style and the artist used a selection of ten of his own photographs that he had taken of Jagger.

Creator:
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)
Creation Year:
1975
Dimensions:
Height: 43.5 in (110.49 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
Medium:
Screen
Movement & Style:
Pop Art
Period:
20th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Palm Desert, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1666211697812

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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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