Andy Warhol

Artist- Andy Warhol

Biography

Born Andrew Warhola, August 6, 1928, in

the industrial city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

Andy Warhol is best known for his exploration

of Pop Art, mass producing images of mass produced objects.

Andy Warhol studied art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology.

He worked as an advertising designer before becoming, in effect,

the Father of Pop Art with his silk-screened pictures of Campbell's

Title: Flowers, 1964

Artist: Warhol, Andy (1928 - 1987)

Medium: Offset Warhol Lithograph on Paper

Image Size: 22 in x 22 in (55.88 cm x 55.88 cm)

Sheet Size: 23 in x 23 in (58.42 cm x 58.42 cm)

Framed Size: 38 1/4 in x 38 1/8 in (97.16 cm x 96.85 cm)

Signed: Hand signed by Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) in pen in the lower right margin

Edition: From the edition of 300, signed and dated '64 in the lower right

Condition: The work is good condition with colors vibrant and richly saturated

Soup cans and distorted images of Marilyn Monroe.

Warhol succeeded in turning

these mundane images into ironic "art".

Warhol experimented in media such as film, sculpture,

paint, and silkscreen, but perhaps his greatest work was

his invention of himself as an international celebrity

and pop culture icon.

He died in 1987 after a routine gallbladder operation at age 58.

Descriptive statement

The use of poppies came naturally to Warhol as it is documented that he had stumbled across a photograph of them in a botanical catalogue. The choice of a floral subject was perhaps strategic in order to counteract the cold weather of New York City. His use of bright oranges and pinks compliment the lime green and black accents of the print, adding a unique graphic tonality to the overall image distinct of Warhol's own personal artistic style.

Frames

This piece of artwork (flowers-by Andy Warhol) is a subjective frame because of the