Color screenprint on Arches
USA, 1975
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) – American Pop Artist
From Ladies and Gentlemen Portfolio
Signed, inscribed and dated in pencil verso ‘Andy Warhol 75 eAwE’
Numbered in pencil verso ‘88/125’
Published by L. Anselmino, Milan
Feldman and Scheldmann II.137
Full margins; framed
Image dimensions (approx.): 33 ½ x 26 ½ in. (85.1 x 67.3 cm.)
Sheet dimensions: 43 ½ x 28 in. (110.5 x 71.9 cm.)
Overall dimensions: 44 ¾ x 30 in. (113.7 x 76.2 cm.)
Very good condition

Encouraged to produce a series of screen prints of drag queens by the art dealer Luciano Anselmino, Warhol invited a number of transvestites to his studio to be photographed. Under Warhol's instruction, Bob Colacello recruited a number of willing black and Hispanic participants from the night club The Gilded Grape in Greenwich Village.

Executed in 1975, this color screenprint on Arches paper is signed, inscribed, dated and numbered eighty-eight from an edition of one hundred and twenty-five (there were also 25 artist’s proofs). Framed and with full margins, the sheet measures 110.5 x 71.9 cm. In overall good condition but with minor toning, soft handling creasing only at the extreme sheet edges with a small, less than quarter sized pale stain at the lower right under the yellow color block.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)

Arguably one of the most influential American artists, Andy Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop art movement. He is particularly known for the breadth of his oeuvre, as it encompassed painting, hand drawing, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film and music. Fascinated with celebrity culture and status, his silkscreens of pop icons and mundane objects were particularly successful and cemented his place as a “celebrity” artist. His studio, The Factory, was a famous gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons. As early as the 1970s galleries started exhibiting Warhol’s work, which is now part of some of the most renowned collections worldwide, including the Modern Museum of Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; and d’Art Moderne, Paris.

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