Andy Warhol - “John Wayne, 1986”. Gesigneerd in de plaat.

Andy Warhol: “John Wayne, 1986”.
Signed in the plate.

Copyright: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
In the margin is in small print the artist's name, title of the work and copyright.
The work is in excellent condition.

Never framed and kept in a dark archival storage between protective acid-free paper. The displayed photos are part of the description, the shown frame(size) is for illustration and is not attached.

This artwork is carefully packed and shipped in protective acid-free paper.
No shipping to the Canary Islands.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a central figure
in Pop Art and one of the most influential
artists of the 20th century. Born in Pittsburgh, he rose from a successful career in commercial illustration to redefine the visual arts by embracing mass media, celebrity culture and mechanical reproduction. Warhol's work, which includes paintings, screen prints, film, photography and sculpture, blurred the boundaries between art, commerce and popular imagery, and transformed icons of American culture into lasting visual symbols.

Warhol's market remains one of the strongest and most liquid in contemporary art. Large paintings regularly fetch tens of millions at auction, while his screenprints form a very active and international market segment. Well-known series featuring celebrities, film stars and cultural myths are particularly sought-after, making Warhol both a blue-chip artist and a cornerstone of modern art collections.

John Wayne (1986) belongs to Warhol's late celebrity portraits. The work depicts the legendary Hollywood actor as a symbol of American masculinity and the Western myth. Using bold, flat colors and sharply defined outlines, Warhol transforms John Wayne from a movie star into a mass-production icon, while simultaneously celebrating and critiquing fame, heroism and media-driven identity. Today, prints from the John Wayne series are highly collectable and represent Warhol's mature approach to celebrity imagery toward the end of his career.

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