Andy Warhol Flowers, Galerie HAAS & GSCHWANDTNER, Salzburg

Andy Warhol Flowers, Galerie HAAS & GSCHWANDTNER, Salzburg

What you should know about (III): Flowers by Andy Warhol

What you should know about (III): Flowers by Andy Warhol

One of Andy Warhol‘s most famous motifs are the so-called flowers. There were countless variations in different sizes. Since the image theme was considered very conventional and thus appealed to a wide audience, Warhol was able to exhibit these works in his first solo exhibition in 1964 at the Castelli Gallery. The beauty of the florals, which are ephemeral to all of us, was so popular that the works sold out immediately. He produced a new series a year later and presented them in Paris, at the Ileana Sonnabend Gallery.

An enlarged detail of a nature photo from the U.S. American magazine Modern Photography was used as the basis for the silkscreen prints. The original photo depicts hibiscus blossoms. Overexposed and highly simplified, the focus is on the colour effect. The motif becomes a repeating ornament. The author of the photo was Patricia Caulfield, who successfully sued Warhol for compensation after the photo was used. From then on, Warhol worked exclusively with Polaroids he had taken himself.

Ausstellungsansicht Revisit! Prints, Multiples and Drawings, 12.8.-2.10.2021, Galerie HAAS & GSCHWANDTNER, Salzburg, v.l.n.r.: Andy Warhol, Flowers II.64, 1970, Siebdruck auf Papier, 91,4 x 91,4 cm, Ed. v. 250, signiert u. nummeriert; Flowers II.71, 1970, Siebdruck auf Papier, 91,4 x 91,4 cm, Ed. v. 250, signiert und nummeriert
Ausstellungsansicht Revisit! Prints, Multiples and Drawings, 12.8.-2.10.2021, Galerie HAAS & GSCHWANDTNER, Salzburg, f.l.t.r.: Andy Warhol, Flowers II.64, 1970, screenprint on paper, 91,4 x 91,4 cm, Ed. of 250, signed and numbered on verso; Flowers II.71, 1970, screenprint on paper, 91,4 x 91,4 cm, Ed. of 250, signed and numbered on paper