Cantaloupes II (Space Fruit: Stills Lifes)

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Cantaloupes II (Space Fruit: Stills Lifes)
Circa: 1979

About the Item

An original lithograph poster on wove paper after American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) titled "Cantaloupes II (Space Fruit: Stills Lifes)", c. 1979. Edition size unknown, presumed small. Printer unknown and published by HMK Fine Arts Inc., New York, NY. Comes from a set of posters featuring Andy Warhol's 1979 "Space Fruit: Still Lifes" portfolio. The production of these posters were authorized by Warhol and printed & distributed by a handful of galleries in New York to promote the exhibitions and sale of the "Space Fruit: Stills Lifes" portfolio. Our poster here features Warhol's 1979 "Cantaloupes II" (FS II.198), page 107. Based on a photograph by Ronnie Cutrone. The colors of these posters differ from the original screenprint edition. Provenance: private collection - Chicago, IL. Sheet size: 29" x 23". Image size: 15" x 20". There are registration marks at some of the edges from the original printing as issued. Vibrant strong colors. In excellent condition. Rare. A portfolio of screenprints by Warhol, bizarrely titled ‘Space Fruits’, was published in 1979. Although based on the traditional subject of still-lifes of fruit, Warhol’s fruits are treated in a distinctly non-representational manner. This image of a watermelon appears more like a meteor than something edible. This highlights his evolving interest in abstract art which developed in his work in the late seventies. He has incorporated blocks of irregularly shaped color, which, although screenprinted, appear like collaged fragments of colored paper. He has also combined photographic aspects with printed hand-drawn lines that, while emphasizing details, add to the abstracted quality. Andy Warhol ( born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist. Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. He managed and produced The Velvet Underground, a rock band which had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock music. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a well known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons. Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. He coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame". Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$105 million for a 1963 canvas titled "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)". A 2009 article in The Economist described Warhol as the "bellwether of the art market". Warhol's works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold.

Creation Year:
Circa: 1979
Dimensions:
Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 23 in (58.42 cm)
Medium:
Lithograph
Movement & Style:
Pop Art
After:
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)
Period:
1970-1979
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Saint Augustine, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU12127427492

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