Flowers

Details

Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Flowers
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'a.w. '64' (on the overlap); stamped with the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, Inc. stamp and numbered 'A107.032' (on the overlap)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas
5 x 5 in. (12.5 x 12.5 cm.)
Painted in 1964.

Provenance

Fred Hughes, New York
Private collection, Europe
Their sale; Christie's, New York, 15 May 2003, lot 121
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

G. Frei and N. Printz, eds., The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné: Paintings and Sculptures 1964-1969, Vol. 2B, New York, 2004, pp. 131 and 153, no. 1734 (illustrated).

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Lot Essay

"This is what the Flowers represented, in nascent form. They marked Warhol's pivot away from Pop, and thus from brand names and celebrity portraits... As we've seen, this move involved generalizing the image, obscuring not just its photographic source but also the specific type of blossoms on offer, in order to prepare it for Warhol's distinctive stamp. Fame, which had long been one of the primary subjects of his work, was now also one of its effects. Warhol's status as an artistic brand had been secured." (M. Lobel, Andy Warhol: Flowers, exh. cat., New York, 2012, n.p.)

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