Best Warhol Pieces
#15 New York
Andy Warhol was synonymous with New York City during the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Few artists have reached his level of fame. This frame from a 1964 film Warhol made shows the Empire State Building.
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New York
Andy Warhol was synonymous with New York City during the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Few artists have reached his level of fame. This frame from a 1964 film Warhol made shows the Empire State Building.
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Apple
Apple has been a major influence in aesthetics for a few decades now. Warhol recognized its significance in 1985 when we made this painting.
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Self-Portrait
Warhol spent years concentrating on photography and avant-garde movies. Some are highly entertaining. Most of them are quite difficult to watch for long.
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Velvet Underground
Warhol spent a few years managing the Velvet Underground, one of the most inventive bands of the 1960s. They were a constant presence at the Factory and they frequently played at Andy's parties. This 1966 image graced the cover of a Velvet Underground album.
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Christmas Tree
People forget that Warhol could do more than just screen print iconic images. He was actually a really good illustrator who could make inventive designs as shown in this 1958 print.
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Chairman Mao
It's interesting how knowledge about the subject influences how the viewer interprets Warhol's painting. These 1972 screen prints of Chairman Mao look hilarious even though similar prints seem considerably more serious.
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Coke Bottles
100 bottles of Coke on the wall. Warhol was way into taking corporate images and making them his own. This 1962 silk screen shows a ton of Coca-Cola bottles.
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Muhammad Ali
In his day, Warhol was pretty much the Muhammad Ali of the art world. Even though Ali spent time getting punched over and over, he has managed to outlive Warhol by a few decades. This 1979 portrait was less than a decade from Warhol's death.
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Money Money Money
Warhol went through a period in the early 80s when he slapped dollar signs on everything. Was it a criticism of consumerism or a celebration. It's often difficult to tell with Warhol because he was more about making images than explaining content. Perhaps it has no meaning at all.
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Knives
Crazy psychedelic knives. Not exactly the kind of playthings you'd want to find at one of Warhol's parties. This 1981 silk screen would still look pretty cool hanging in anyone's home.
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Soup Cans
The Campbell's Soup Can screen prints are probably some of Warhol's most popular work. It might seem a little trite now, but it was a big deal in the 1960s. It totally changed the way that artists appropriated images into pop art.
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Elvis
Or maybe Warhol was the Elvis of pop art. He mixes so many famous, iconic images that it gets hard to tell sometime. This 1963 print is often called Double Elvis.
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Sweet/Pungent
Near the end of his life, Warhol joined forces with Jean-Michel Basquiat to make an extremely primal form of pop art. This 1984 painting is one of their most famous collaborations.
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Self-Portrait
This self-portrait from 1986 makes Warhol look absolutely insane. He made it in 1986 just a year before his death.
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Marilyn Monroe
This 1967 silk screen is arguable the most iconic image ever made by Warhol. He made several versions in different colors by using a screen printer.
