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

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

Copyright: Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
At the bottom edge, the artist's name, title of the work, and copyright are printed in small.
The work is in excellent condition.

Never framed and kept in a dark archival storage between protective acid-free paper. The photos shown are part of the description; the shown frame(s) (size) are for illustration and are not included.
This artwork will be carefully securely packed and shipped in protective acid-free paper.
No shipping to the Canary Islands.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a central figure of 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, silkscreens, film, photography, and sculpture, blurred the boundaries between art, commerce, and popular imagery, and transformed icons of American culture into enduring 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 series. The work depicts the legendary Hollywood actor as a symbol of American masculinity and the Western myth. Using bold, flat colors and sharply defined contours, Warhol transforms John Wayne from a film star into a mass-production icon, celebrating and critiquing fame, heroism, and media-driven identity simultaneously. Today, prints from the John Wayne series are highly collectible and represent Warhol’s mature approach to celebrity imagery toward the end of his career.

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