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Spotlight | Ladies and Gentlemen
BY Helen Smith ON February 8, 2023 IN Modern & Contemporary, Gallery Blog, Shapero Modern & The Gallery Blog
Andy WARHOL
Screenprint in colours, 1975, on textured watercolour paper by Arches, signed by the artist, numbered from the edition of 250.
95.2 x 64.8 cm. (37½ x 25½ in.)
£17,500
Warhol was commissioned by Italian art dealer Luciano Anselmino to make a series displaying anonymous, impersonal individuals of the LGBTQ+ community, under the title 'Ladies and Gentlemen'.
In the process of finding sitters for this series, Warhol departed from Anselmino’s desires, instead choosing to capture and celebrate the personality, individualism and glamour of his sitters.
Warhol’s sitters would have been well known individuals within New York’s gay and trans scene and included Alphanso Panell, Broadway, Easha McCleary, Helen/Harry Morales, Iris, Ivette, Kim, Lurdes, Marsha P. Johnson, Michele Long, Monique, Vicki Peters and Wilhelmina Ross. Whilst the identity of the fourteenth model remains unknown.
In 2020, 25 artworks from the Ladies and Gentlemen collection were first on view at Tate Modern.
'Through today’s lens it is particularly relevant with the recent anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. I think this was a project that was close to Warhol’s heart,' Gregor Muir, a Tate co-curator and director explained.
The artwork will be featured in our current exhibition 'Andy Warhol: 20 Under 20'.
UPCOMING EXHIBITION
Featuring Andy Warhol's vibrant, flamboyant, hand-coloured lithographs from the 1950s and elegant still-life screenprints from the 1970s, the exhibition invites you to revisit the creative world of one of the most famous artists of all time.
Click here to review the show.
Shapero Modern specialises in Modern & Contemporary prints, multiples and works on paper, with a particular focus on American 20th-century art all of which are available to buy from our website as well as our gallery on Maddox Street in Mayfair.
The gallery runs a programme of selling exhibitions from both primary and secondary market artists, with six exhibitions per year, including collaborations with contemporary living artists as well as masters of 20th-century post-war editions including Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, David Hockney, Claes Oldenburg, Alex Katz, Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró.
Shapero Modern exhibits at major international Art Fairs worldwide, including TEFAF Maastricht, Frieze Masters, Masterpiece London, Art Miami, the IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair and the London Original Print Fair at Somerset House. Meantime, Tabitha and her team are on hand at Shapero Modern’s Mayfair gallery in the heart of London to advise on all aspects of the art market and collecting.
