View a wide variety of artworks by andy warhol, now available for sale on artnet auctions. See more ideas about gold book, andy warhol and warhol. A gold book by andy warhol guy hepner art gallery prints for. What others are saying andy warhol a gold book 1957 offset lithograph and watercolor on paper 14 x 11 andy warhol a gold book iv. In 57, warhol prints on gilt because hed seen it done before. Located on the north shore at sandusky and east general robinson streets, the warhol is across the andy warhol bridge from downtown pittsburgh, pennsylvania.
Before andy warhol gained art world stardom for his portrayals of marilyn monroe and campbells soup. Andy warhol was the leading exponent of the pop art movement in the u. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting. This illustration is from andy warhols portfolio series a gold book, 1957, and, using his blotted line technique, shows a hand holding a posy of flowers next to the words thank you for being so nice. Only instead of a god, we are looking at an image that becomes. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Warhol s promotional books handmade and personalizedoften felt more like gifts. A gold book by andy warhol, offset lithography with hand coloring. Andy warhol, a gold book, 1957, published by random house, inc. Andy warhols whimsical drawings before he went pop a new book collects warhols early handdrawn illustrations and accompanying texts. At williams college, a gold book by andy warhol has roots in earlier treasures.
Warhol took the black and white image of mao from his little red book maos famous communist publication, and created hundreds of different sized canvases of the totalitarian ruler. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and. Warhols promotional bookshandmade and personalizedoften felt more like gifts. Printmaking, and in particular screenprint, was the basic medium for andy warhol s celebrated work on canvas and paper. A novel is the perfect literary manifestation of andy warhols sensibility. Andy warhol canvas print a gold book by andy warhol. A gold book one plate authenticated by andy warhol on. A gold book by andy warhol in the 1950s, commercial artists often sent promotional mailings of their graphic work to art directors in an attempt to gain new commissions. A gold book was created in a time before the factory and the celebrities, when warhol was still making a living as a fashion illustrator and window dresser. Due to different monitor display settings, the actual color may vary code. Andy warhol a gold book 1957 available for sale artsy. In warhols selfpublished gold book from 1957, he drew sexy young men, all the terrific lettering done by his mother. Andy warhol was an american artist, designer, director, author and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. In the late sixties, warhol set out to turn a trade book into a piece of pop art, and the result was this astonishing account of the artists, superstars, addicts, and freaks who made up.
Following an early career as a commercial illustrator, warhol achieved fame with his revolutionary series of silkscreened prints and paintings of familiar objects, such as campbells soup tins, and celebrities, such as marilyn monroe. Roll of bills andy warhol at moma pictures cbs news. Conceptually unique, hilarious, and frightening, a. August 6, 1928 february 22, 1987 was an american artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the. August 6, 1928 february 22, 1987 was an american artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Andy warhol august 6, 1928 february 22, 1987, american. He sent a gold book at christmas in 1957, and this copy is dedicated to. Andy warhol was a leading figure in the pop art movement. Before andy warhol gained art world stardom for his portrayals of marilyn monroe and campbells soup cans, he worked as a commercial illustrator, creating. Andy warhol a gold book iii mar 26, 2020 dane fine. You have searched for andy warhol and this page displays the closest product matches we have for andy warhol to buy online. Exhibitions at williams college, a gold book by andy warhol has roots in earlier treasures. He wanted his entire estate with the exception of a few items delegated to family members to comprise a new foundation dedicated to the advancement of the visual. Bid now on a gold book one plate authenticated by andy warhol.
A gold book 1957, offset lithograph with hand colouring on wove paper, 36. Getty record introduction andy warhol earned his bfa from the carnegie institute of technology in 1949. Edward wallowitch wallowitch was a photographer and the brother of anna mae wallowitch. In 1945 he entered the carnegie institute of technology now carnegie mellon university where he majored in pictorial design.
He was one of the most prolific and popular artists of his time, using both avantgarde and highly commercial sensibilities. In the 1950s, commercial artists often sent promotional mailings of their graphic work to art directors in an attempt to gain new. If you want to know all about andy warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me, and there i am. About the artistandy warhol was born andrew warhola in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, in 1928. The background is remeniscent of byzantine religious icons that are the central focus in orthodox faiths to this day. Jul 15, 2018 explore hamiltonselways board andy warhol. Illustrated book with twenty offset lithographs, five with synthetic dyebased ink additions. Home all artists andy warhol andy warhol canvas print a gold book 1 of 111. The andy warhol museum in his native city, pittsburgh pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. In gold marilyn monroe, warhol further plays on the idea iconography, placing marilyns face on a very large goldencolored background. These were large blottedline drawings of shoes painted gold, or decorated with gold metal and foil, like the lacquer furniture he had seen in bangkok. Andy warhol a gold book, the artist, new york, 1957 f.
Available for sale from rudolf budja gallery, andy warhol, a gold book 1957, offset lithograph on gold paper, 32. Available for sale from susan sheehan gallery, andy warhol, a gold book 1957, bound book of lithographs on gold paper, 15. At williams college, some gold by andy warholartnet news. The book, comprising 19 offset lithographs, five with handcoloring, 1957, with the title page, on gold paper and six on white wove paper, bound, with the estate of andy warhol and the authorized by the andy warhol foundation for the visual arts inkstamps on the interior of the back cover, lacking the colophon 19 prints. Sketches of anna mae were included in a gold book and, according to andy warhol 365 takes, she also worked, at some point, as warhols agent. At wayfair, we want to make sure you find the best home goods when you shop online. Worth its weight in gold just for the introduction. A gold book is one of andy warhols earliest works and was originally created as a promotional book with a gold cover. Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. Early in his career, he was a successful commercial artist and illustrator, and his work was published in magazines and a variety of print media.
While a prizewinning commercial artist in the 1950s, he devised a printing process of blotting outline drawings in ink from one surface to another. Illustrated book with 20 offset lithographs fourteen on gold paper, and five with synthetic ink additions. He sent a gold book at christmas in 1957, and this copy is dedicated to russell lynes, an editor at harpers. Andy warhol, american artist and filmmaker, an initiator and leading exponent of the pop art movement of the 1960s whose massproduced art apotheosized the supposed banality of the commercial culture of the united states. View auction details, art exhibitions and online catalogues. This is an opportunity to invest in the future and personally own a piece of history. Its strange to picture andy warhol curled up with a novel, but the eccentric pop artist lived and breathed books, according to warhol by the book, the first us museum exhibition to explore. Warhol combines paint and silkscreen in this image of mao zedong, a series that he created in direct reaction to president richard nixons 1972 visit to china. The andy warhol museum 117 sandusky street pittsburgh, pa 15212. It was common practice for commercial artists like warhol to speculatively send out examples of their graphic designs to art directors in an attempt to solicit work. Andy warhol, a gold book, the artist, new york, 1957 f. Printmaking, and in particular screenprint, was the basic medium for andy warhols celebrated work on canvas and paper. A gold book, 1957 by andy warhol framed graphic art print.
Learn more about the piece and artist, and its final. Campbells soup cans and other works, 19531967, april 25october 18, 2015. It showcases warhols blotted line technique where he draws on a sheet of paper with ink that transfers onto a second sheet, resulting in broken and uneven lines. Andy warhol and his artistic influence culture trip. Warhol died unexpectedly in new york in 1987 following a gallbladder operation, and the andy warhol foundation was founded that same year in accordance with the artists will. Andy had a real breakthrough with his crazy golden slippers show at the bodley gallery in december 1956.
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