Made in 1974, the ‘Flowers’ series is a sudden diversion away from Warhol’s typical stylistic way of working at the time.
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Andy WARHOL

Flowers (Hand-Colored) (F & S II.118)

Unique screenprint in black and white, hand-coloured by the artist, also signed by the artist in pencil.

104 x 69.5 cm. (41 x 27¼ in.)

£19,500

Throughout this series Warhol chose to screenprint his freehand line drawings and then colour them in by hand, making each print unique, whereas before, Warhol had delighted in removing all trace of his presence from his work.⁠

The series reminds us of what a talented draughtsman Warhol was as a commercial illustrator during the 1950s. The freehand lines and hand-inked bursts of vivid colour used to capture these still-life flowers recall Warhol’s earlier offset lithographs from the 1950s, such as ‘25 Cats Name[d] Sam and One Blue Pussy’ and ‘Wild Raspberries’ which are also featured in this new exhibition.⁠

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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. 

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