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Andy Warhol

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 8

Andy Warhol

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8.000.000 $ - 12.000.000 $
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9.125.000 $
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8 Andy Warhol Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series) 1980 silkscreen and acrylic on canvas 54 1/8 x 41 3/4 in. (137.5 x 106 cm.) Signed, titled and dated "9 Gold Marilyns, Andy Warhol 1980 Reversal Series" along the overlap.
Provenance Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich Akira Ikeda Gallery, Japan Private collection, Japan Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, Contemporary Art Part I, November 7, 2011, lot 8 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Exhibited Tokyo, Akira Ikeda Gallery, Andy Warhol Reversal Series, Marilyns, May 10 – June 12, 1982 Taura, Akira Ikeda Gallery, Black Red, September 4 – October 30, 2004 Literature Andy Warhol Reversal Series, Marilyns, exh. cat., Akira Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, 1982, pl. 2 (illustrated) Black Red, exh. cat., Akira Ikeda Gallery, Taura, 2004, pl. 8 (illustrated) Video ANDY WARHOL 'Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series)', 1980 "There was a new energy in New York in the late 1970's and in the early 1980's and Warhol could sense it." Revisiting arguably his most renowned subject almost two decades after his first portrayal in 1962 of America’s femme fatale – and his first foray into the silkscreen medium – Warhol re-imagines Marilyn Monroe’s iconic beauty in a warm, almost metallic, golden hue, a transition not only from the colorful age of disco, but to a new period in the artist’s career, reflecting his desire to distinguish this later body of work from his earlier silkscreen depictions of the actress. Zach Miner, head of the Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York, presents 'Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series)' from 1980. Catalogue Essay “Some people spend their entire lives thinking about one particular famous person. They devote almost their entire consciousness to thinking about this person they’ve never even met, or maybe met once. It feels so strange to think that someone is spending their whole time thinking about you.” – Andy Warhol Emblematic of Twentieth Century popular culture, Andy Warhol’s Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series) is a study in contemporary iconography – an important homage to a commercial and fame-driven society captured through Warhol’s lens. Revisiting arguably his most renowned subject almost two decades after his first portrayal in 1962 of America’s femme fatale – and his first foray into the silkscreen medium – Warhol re-imagines Marilyn Monroe’s iconic beauty in a warm, almost metallic, golden hue, a transition not only from the colorful age of disco, but to a new period in the artist’s career, reflecting his desire to distinguish this later body of work from his earlier silkscreen depictions of the actress. As the artist himself noted, “They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” (quoted in K. Honnef, Andy Warhol 1928-1987 Commerce into Art, Cologne 2000, p. 90). Nine Gold Marilyns is, then, the manifestation of this Warholian philosophy; in transforming the visual motifs that came to define the genre of Pop Art, Warhol reinvented himself and his work, once again exhibiting the artistic bravado that established his own cultural legacy. Immortalizing one of Hollywood’s most beloved and tragic figures, Warhol’s fascination with Marilyn Monroe extended beyond her celebrity and striking beauty. Considering the actress a kindred spirit whose acting and performance talent was often underestimated and overlooked by her peers, Warhol eschewed this pre-fabricated reputation, instead manufacturing a legacy of his own for Monroe, and in turn, creating one of the most enduring images of his career. Describing his enchantment with the legend and her persona, and with reference to his vibrant screenprints, in 1966 Warhol explained, “As for whether it’s symbolical to paint Marilyn in such violent colors: it’s beauty, and she’s beautiful…” Warhol returned to his remarkable images of the screen siren throughout his career, rendering her broad lips and seductive gaze in the neon colors of Pop Art – a marked break from his New York School predecessors that ushered into the broader American consciousness the recognition of a new, artistic representation of commerciality. Indeed, re-examining his own imagery in the late 1970’s, Warhol became

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 8
Auktion:
Datum:
11.11.2013
Auktionshaus:
Phillips
New York
Beschreibung:

8 Andy Warhol Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series) 1980 silkscreen and acrylic on canvas 54 1/8 x 41 3/4 in. (137.5 x 106 cm.) Signed, titled and dated "9 Gold Marilyns, Andy Warhol 1980 Reversal Series" along the overlap.
Provenance Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich Akira Ikeda Gallery, Japan Private collection, Japan Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, Contemporary Art Part I, November 7, 2011, lot 8 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Exhibited Tokyo, Akira Ikeda Gallery, Andy Warhol Reversal Series, Marilyns, May 10 – June 12, 1982 Taura, Akira Ikeda Gallery, Black Red, September 4 – October 30, 2004 Literature Andy Warhol Reversal Series, Marilyns, exh. cat., Akira Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, 1982, pl. 2 (illustrated) Black Red, exh. cat., Akira Ikeda Gallery, Taura, 2004, pl. 8 (illustrated) Video ANDY WARHOL 'Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series)', 1980 "There was a new energy in New York in the late 1970's and in the early 1980's and Warhol could sense it." Revisiting arguably his most renowned subject almost two decades after his first portrayal in 1962 of America’s femme fatale – and his first foray into the silkscreen medium – Warhol re-imagines Marilyn Monroe’s iconic beauty in a warm, almost metallic, golden hue, a transition not only from the colorful age of disco, but to a new period in the artist’s career, reflecting his desire to distinguish this later body of work from his earlier silkscreen depictions of the actress. Zach Miner, head of the Contemporary Art Evening Sale in New York, presents 'Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series)' from 1980. Catalogue Essay “Some people spend their entire lives thinking about one particular famous person. They devote almost their entire consciousness to thinking about this person they’ve never even met, or maybe met once. It feels so strange to think that someone is spending their whole time thinking about you.” – Andy Warhol Emblematic of Twentieth Century popular culture, Andy Warhol’s Nine Gold Marilyns (Reversal Series) is a study in contemporary iconography – an important homage to a commercial and fame-driven society captured through Warhol’s lens. Revisiting arguably his most renowned subject almost two decades after his first portrayal in 1962 of America’s femme fatale – and his first foray into the silkscreen medium – Warhol re-imagines Marilyn Monroe’s iconic beauty in a warm, almost metallic, golden hue, a transition not only from the colorful age of disco, but to a new period in the artist’s career, reflecting his desire to distinguish this later body of work from his earlier silkscreen depictions of the actress. As the artist himself noted, “They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” (quoted in K. Honnef, Andy Warhol 1928-1987 Commerce into Art, Cologne 2000, p. 90). Nine Gold Marilyns is, then, the manifestation of this Warholian philosophy; in transforming the visual motifs that came to define the genre of Pop Art, Warhol reinvented himself and his work, once again exhibiting the artistic bravado that established his own cultural legacy. Immortalizing one of Hollywood’s most beloved and tragic figures, Warhol’s fascination with Marilyn Monroe extended beyond her celebrity and striking beauty. Considering the actress a kindred spirit whose acting and performance talent was often underestimated and overlooked by her peers, Warhol eschewed this pre-fabricated reputation, instead manufacturing a legacy of his own for Monroe, and in turn, creating one of the most enduring images of his career. Describing his enchantment with the legend and her persona, and with reference to his vibrant screenprints, in 1966 Warhol explained, “As for whether it’s symbolical to paint Marilyn in such violent colors: it’s beauty, and she’s beautiful…” Warhol returned to his remarkable images of the screen siren throughout his career, rendering her broad lips and seductive gaze in the neon colors of Pop Art – a marked break from his New York School predecessors that ushered into the broader American consciousness the recognition of a new, artistic representation of commerciality. Indeed, re-examining his own imagery in the late 1970’s, Warhol became

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 8
Auktion:
Datum:
11.11.2013
Auktionshaus:
Phillips
New York
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