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Auction archive: Lot number 184

Andy Warhol "Sarah Bernhardt" Screenprint

Estimate
US$10,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 184

Andy Warhol "Sarah Bernhardt" Screenprint

Estimate
US$10,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Andy Warhol American, 1928-1987. Size Sight; height: 39 3/8 in x width: 31 3/8 in. Framed; height: 46 1/2 in x width: 38 1/2 in. Description Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board titled "Sarah Bernhardt," from "Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century," 1980. Pencil signed and numbered 62/200 along the lower right. Published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York and Jonathan A Editions, Tel Aviv, with the Rupert Jasen Smith blindstamp. Literature: F. & S. II.234 Lot Essay: Lot Essay: Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola to a poor immigrant family in Pittsburgh. His early childhood was difficult, and young Warhol was frequently ill. During these periods of illness, he stayed at home from school with his mother, Julia, who he adored. To keep him occupied during bedridden periods, she and his siblings would bring him coloring books and magazines. This sparked an early interest in art, as well as a fascination with the movie stars in the magazines. Coloring, collaging, and dreaming of Hollywood got Warhol through these early illnesses, and this experienceóand his choice of escapeóstuck with him. After his recovery, he attended the movies weekly for the rest of his childhood, and continued this tradition with few interruptions through his adulthood. After high school, Warhol attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology to study art. He struggled initially, since the school had a fairly traditional and academic art department, something Warhol chafed against. He struggled in his theory classesóhis frequent absences from school and his immigrant parents had left him somewhat behind his peers academicallyóbut even more than that, he longed to be creative in a way his assignments wouldnít allow. Soon, however, things began to look up, as he gained the support of many of his professors and struck up friendships with many of his most creative classmates, many of whom, notably Philip Pearlstein went on to become successful artists themselves. Following graduation, Warhol moved to New York City, where he made his home for the rest of his life. He began his career working as a freelance commercial artist, something many of his artistic contemporaries were also doing, and he soon began doing well in this field. His first notable success came when the director of Glamour Magazine commissioned him to illustrate womenís shoes, something he became known for as a commercial artist. He spun this theme into his first professional success as an artist, a 1956 series of paintings of shoes. Fittingly for someone with his pop culture obsession, these shoes were named and themed after major celebrities and movie stars. While Warholís career as a commercial artist had brought him financial success, his career as a fine artist took longer to take off. He did some gallery shows, which led to mixed reviews and no financial success. He began to be increasingly influenced byóand jealous ofóthe pioneering pop artists who moved on the edges of his circle, particularly Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns who had, by the late 1950s, managed to achieve both the success and the controversy that Warhol craved. By 1960, Warhol was making pop art in earnest. Eventually, a crisp, accurate painting of a Coca-Cola bottleóa tidy and frustrated response to the abstract expressionism he was increasingly fed up withóattracted the attention of the assistant of influential gallery owner Leo Castelli. However, getting picked up by a gallery took time. Warhol was in a constant state of production throughout the first two years of the 1960s, but had trouble striking on a subject he felt was just right. When a friend suggested he paint everyday objects that were dear to him, he began his series of money and Campbellís soup cans, for which he had an affection due to his mother making Campbellís soup for him in his childhood. These series of paintings quickly attracted notice, with critics extolling the unique way he presented his objects, repea

Auction archive: Lot number 184
Auction:
Datum:
23 Sep 2020
Auction house:
Revere Auctions
275 Market Street, Suite 524
Minneapolis MIN 55405
United States
info@revereauctions.com
+1 6124406985
Beschreibung:

Andy Warhol American, 1928-1987. Size Sight; height: 39 3/8 in x width: 31 3/8 in. Framed; height: 46 1/2 in x width: 38 1/2 in. Description Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board titled "Sarah Bernhardt," from "Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century," 1980. Pencil signed and numbered 62/200 along the lower right. Published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York and Jonathan A Editions, Tel Aviv, with the Rupert Jasen Smith blindstamp. Literature: F. & S. II.234 Lot Essay: Lot Essay: Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola to a poor immigrant family in Pittsburgh. His early childhood was difficult, and young Warhol was frequently ill. During these periods of illness, he stayed at home from school with his mother, Julia, who he adored. To keep him occupied during bedridden periods, she and his siblings would bring him coloring books and magazines. This sparked an early interest in art, as well as a fascination with the movie stars in the magazines. Coloring, collaging, and dreaming of Hollywood got Warhol through these early illnesses, and this experienceóand his choice of escapeóstuck with him. After his recovery, he attended the movies weekly for the rest of his childhood, and continued this tradition with few interruptions through his adulthood. After high school, Warhol attended the Carnegie Institute of Technology to study art. He struggled initially, since the school had a fairly traditional and academic art department, something Warhol chafed against. He struggled in his theory classesóhis frequent absences from school and his immigrant parents had left him somewhat behind his peers academicallyóbut even more than that, he longed to be creative in a way his assignments wouldnít allow. Soon, however, things began to look up, as he gained the support of many of his professors and struck up friendships with many of his most creative classmates, many of whom, notably Philip Pearlstein went on to become successful artists themselves. Following graduation, Warhol moved to New York City, where he made his home for the rest of his life. He began his career working as a freelance commercial artist, something many of his artistic contemporaries were also doing, and he soon began doing well in this field. His first notable success came when the director of Glamour Magazine commissioned him to illustrate womenís shoes, something he became known for as a commercial artist. He spun this theme into his first professional success as an artist, a 1956 series of paintings of shoes. Fittingly for someone with his pop culture obsession, these shoes were named and themed after major celebrities and movie stars. While Warholís career as a commercial artist had brought him financial success, his career as a fine artist took longer to take off. He did some gallery shows, which led to mixed reviews and no financial success. He began to be increasingly influenced byóand jealous ofóthe pioneering pop artists who moved on the edges of his circle, particularly Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns who had, by the late 1950s, managed to achieve both the success and the controversy that Warhol craved. By 1960, Warhol was making pop art in earnest. Eventually, a crisp, accurate painting of a Coca-Cola bottleóa tidy and frustrated response to the abstract expressionism he was increasingly fed up withóattracted the attention of the assistant of influential gallery owner Leo Castelli. However, getting picked up by a gallery took time. Warhol was in a constant state of production throughout the first two years of the 1960s, but had trouble striking on a subject he felt was just right. When a friend suggested he paint everyday objects that were dear to him, he began his series of money and Campbellís soup cans, for which he had an affection due to his mother making Campbellís soup for him in his childhood. These series of paintings quickly attracted notice, with critics extolling the unique way he presented his objects, repea

Auction archive: Lot number 184
Auction:
Datum:
23 Sep 2020
Auction house:
Revere Auctions
275 Market Street, Suite 524
Minneapolis MIN 55405
United States
info@revereauctions.com
+1 6124406985
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