Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. Like his contemporaries Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, Warhol responded to mass-media culture of the 1960s. His silkscreens of cultural and consumer icons—including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Campbell’s Soup Cans, and Brillo Boxes—would make him one of the most famous artists of his generation. “The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do,” he once explained.
For a full biography see Part 1, and for earlier works see Parts 1 & 2 also.
This is Part 3 of a 19-part series on the works of Andy Warhol:
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| c1959 Shoes details not found |
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| c1959 Shoes details not found |
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| c1960 Two High Heels ink and watercolour on paper 53.6 x 55.5 cm |
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| c1960 Two High Heels in Still Life ink and watercolour on paper 71.4 x 55.5 cm |
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| c1960 Fashion illustration pencil and ink on paper 67.9 x 45 cm |
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| 1960 Female Fashion Figure ink and watercolour on paper 72.7 x 53.3 cm |
1962 Marilyns
acrylic, silkscreen ink and graphite on canvas:
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| Four Marilyns |
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| Four Marilyns |
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| Four Marilyns |
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| Four Marilyns |
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| Nine Marilyns |
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| Nine Marilyns |
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| Nine Marilyns |
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| Nine Marilyns |
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| Twenty-five Marilyins |
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| Twenty-five Marilyins |
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| Twenty-five Marilyins |
1962-67 Death and Disaster series:
The first instance of Warhol's use of silkscreen printing as a fine art technique is generally considered to be around 1962. He recognised the potential of the process to create art that emphasised and celebrated the mass production and consumerism dominating post-war America, and also allowed him to produce artworks more rapidly and in larger quantities.
Soon thereafter he began sourcing images from print and newspapers to create his artworks, and the Death & Disaster Series stems from this development. Originally titled Death in America, the series was first created for Warhol’s major European debut at Ileana Sonnabend’s gallery in Paris in 1963.
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| 1962 129 Die In Jet! |
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| 1963 5 Deaths |
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| 1963 Green Car Crash acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen 228.6 x 203.3 cm |
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| 1963 Green Car Crash (detail) acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen 228.6 x 203.3 cm |
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| 1963 Orange Car Crash Fourteen Times silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on two canvases 268.9 x 416.9 cm |
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| 1963 Tunafish Disaster silkscreen ink and silver paint on linen 132.1 x 132.1 cm |
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| 1963-64 Ambulance Disaster silkscreen print |
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| c1963 Ambulance Disaster silkscreen print on paper 101.6 x 76.2 cm |
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| 1964 Race Riot acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen 152.4 x 167.6 cm |
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| 1964 Twelve Electric Chairs acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas 233.6 x 223.5 cm |
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| 1964-65 Little Electric Chair acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen 55.9 x 71.1 cm |
1962-69 Campbell's Soup Prints series:
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| Condensed Beef Noodle Soup |
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| Beef Consommé |
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| Beef Soup |
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| Black Bean Soup |
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| Tomato Soup |
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| Tomato Soup |
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| Tomato Soup |
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| Tomato Soup |
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| Tomato Soup |
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| Tomato Soup |
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| Onion Soup |
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| Pepper Pot Soup |
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| Vegetable Soup |
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| Cheddar Cheese Soup |
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| Condensed Oyster Stew Soup |
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| Golden Mushroom Soup |
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| Hot Dog Bean Soup |
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| Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup |
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| Scotch Broth Soup |
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| Tomato-Beef Noodle O's Soup |
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| Vegetarian Vegetable Soup |
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| Consommé (Beef) Soup |
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| Cream of Mushroom Soup |
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| Green Pea Soup |
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| New England Clam Chowder Soup |
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| Tomato Soup |
