
Jacques Villon
Spaces
1920
On view
Andy Warhol
1964
This painting is based on a color photograph of hibiscus flowers taken by Patricia Caulfield and published in Modern Photography magazine in June 1964. Andy Warhol appropriated, cropped, flattened and distorted the image, rendering it boldly graphic. By reproducing the same image in large quantities, he obtained a decorative effect, similar to wallpaper, which transmitted the aura of 1960s consumerism and advertising. Stripping the subject matter of its uniqueness, this creative act opposed the legacy of the expressive and intimate gestures of Abstract Expressionism. Pure white blossoms, symbolic of beauty and fragility, are juxtaposed against the dark background with abstracted grass blades. This may allude to Warhol’s preoccupation with themes of life and death.
On view
Artist | Andy Warhol |
Date | 1964 |
Medium | Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas |
Dimensions | 61 x 61 cm |
Credit line | Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, Hannelore B. and Rudolph B. Schulhof Collection, bequest of Hannelore B. Schulhof, 2012 |
Accession | 2012.100 |
Collection | Schulhof Collection |
Type | Painting |
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On view
Jacques Villon
1920
On view
Berto Lardera
1968
Not on View
Joel Shapiro
1993
Not on View
Carlo Ciussi
1969
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