ANDY WARHOL II.138: LADIES & GENTLEMEN 1975 | HAND SIGNED SCREEN PRINT

Description: Artist: Andy WarholTitle: Ladies & Gentlemen FS II.138Medium: Screen print on arches paperArtwork size: 43.33 x 28.5 inchesEdition: of 125Year: 1975Signature: Hand signed by Andy Warhol and numbered on versoCondition: Artwork is in excellent conditionCertificate of authenticity: Yes Published by Luciano Anselmino, Milan, Italy. Printed by Alexander Heinrici, New York. The Ladies and Gentlemen series is comprised of portraits of cross-dressers from a New York City night club called The Gilded Grape. Warhol took the cross-dressers’ portrait with a Polaroid Big Shot camera and then transferred the image onto silk screen. This was the same process he used on celebrities and other famous figures. Warhol told the cross-dressers to dress and pose however they wished. None of the subjects are famous but Warhol brings out the style and glamour in each portrait. The inspiration for the series came from L. Anselmino, protégé of the art dealer, Alexander Iolas. Anselmino suggested the idea to Warhol after he had commissioned him to create one hundred prints of the Man Ray portrait. The figure’s long feminine eyelashes and pouty lips, the color in the figure’s face outlines the masculine jawline and beard that the figure possesses as well. About the Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987) was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. Like his contemporaries Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg, Warhol responded to mass-media culture of the 1960s. His silkscreens of cultural and consumer icons—including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Campbell’s Soup Cans, and Brillo Boxes—would make him one of the most famous artists of his generation. “The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do,” he once explained. Born Andrew Warhola on August 6, 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA, he graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1949. Moving to New York to pursue a career in commercial illustration, the young artist worked for magazines such as Vogue and Glamour. Though Warhol was a gay man, he kept much of his private life a secret, occasionally referencing his sexuality through art. This is perhaps most evident in his drawings of male nudes from the 1950s, and later in his film Sleep (1963), which portrays the poet John Giorno nude. In 1964, Warhol rented a studio loft on East 47th street in Midtown Manhattan which was later known as The Factory. The artist used The Factory as a hub for movie stars, models, and artists, who became fodder for his prints and films. The space also functioned as a performance venue for The Velvet Underground. During the 1980s, Warhol collaborated with several younger artists, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francesco Clemente, and Keith Haring. The artist died tragically following complications from routine gall bladder surgery at the age of 58, on February 22, 1987 in New York, NY. After his death, the artist’s estate became The Andy Warhol Foundation and in 1994, a museum dedicated to the artist and his oeuvre opened in his native Pittsburgh. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others. A major retrospective of Warhol's work took place at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York in 2019. Shipping method: insured FedEx or UPS with online trackingDomestic Shipping: FREEInternational Shipping: $500 (buyer is responsible for any import/VAT fees) Return Policy: We gladly offer a no questions asked refund on your purchase if you are not completely satisfied within 30 days of the artwork being delivered to you. Please contact us either via Ebay messaging or calling our Gallery. Artwork must be received in its original saleable condition as purchased and accompanied by all its original documents. Buyer is responsible for return shipping costs. About us: Gallery Art is South Florida's largest Fine Art gallery, located in the heart of Aventura. Our showroom features beautifully framed and displayed originals, oils, acrylics, limited-edition prints, and glass and bronzes by today's most esteemed and collectible artists. With over 30 years in the art business, and 20 years in the same location, Gallery Art's knowledgeable and friendly staff will make sure your experience is a pleasurable one. We conveniently offer an all-encompassing approach to Fine Art purchasing and handling.

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