Granolithograph in colors on wove paper
USA, presumably 1980s
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) – American artist, graphic artist and filmmaker
With the printed signature lower right ‘Andy Warhol’
Numbered in pencil lower left ‘3744/5000’
Stamped verso ‘CMOA’ (Carnegie Museum of Art)
Image dimensions: 24.7 x 24.5 cm
Very good condition
Andy Warhol was a co-founder of US-American Pop art and is considered its most important representative; original large-format serigraphs fetch up to €231,000 at international auctions

The granolithograph in colors, a printing technique that was developed for screenless reproduction of works of art, shows the cartoon character ‘Superman’, used by the American pop art artist Andy Warhol in drawings and in his famous silkscreen portfolio ‘Myths’ from 1981. The present edition was published by the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh.



The granolithograph in colors shows the printed signature lower right ‘Andy Warhol’, and is numbered in pencil lower left ‘3744/5000’. It is mounted under a mat on the upper and lower edge and is in very good condition. The image measures 24.7 x 54.5 cm, the sheet 43.2 x 36.2 cm.



Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

Andy Warhol, founder and leading figure of the American Pop Art, was born in 1928 as a son of a Russian family in Pennsylvania. He began his career as an artist by creating advertising graphics. Already in 1956, he presented his graphic works at the Museum of Modern Art. In the early 1960s Warhol began experimenting with different techniques and started focusing on typically American objects of the consumer society, as for example Campbell’s soup cans or Coca Cola bottles. In 1962 Warhol started with his series of portraits of famous stars, such as Marilyn Monroe or Elvis Presley, who were then at the height of their career. His renowned studio ‘The Factory’ was a meeting point for internationally successful artists, actors and musicians. As early as the 1970s galleries started exhibiting Warhol’s work, which is now part of some of the most famous collections, such as the Modern Museum of Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London and the d’Art Moderne in Paris. (tm)

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