In The Bottom of my Garden IV.100A
1956
This early lithograph with watercolor represents Warhol's pre-Pop art commercial illustration period, featuring his characteristic whimsical line work and delicate hand-coloring technique. Created during his successful career as a commercial artist, the piece demonstrates the decorative sensibility and craftsmanship that would later inform his iconic screen-printed works.
- Medium
- Lithograph with watercolor
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Hamilton Selway, West Hollywood, CA
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Hamilton SelwayView on map
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Saul Steinberg
Romanian-American · b. 1914
Steinberg's whimsical ink and watercolor illustrations share Warhol's early decorative line quality and playful hand colored sensibility seen in this piece, both artists working in a witty commercial illustration tradition during the same mid century period.
Ben Shahn
American · b. 1898
Shahn's lithographic prints with hand applied watercolor washes closely parallel the technique and crafted delicacy of this Warhol work, with both artists demonstrating expressive yet controlled line drawing enhanced by selective coloring.
Ludwig Bemelmans
Austrian-American · b. 1898
Bemelmans created charming watercolor and ink illustrations with the same whimsical decorative character and light handed coloring technique visible in this Warhol garden piece, both artists sharing a fondness for fanciful subject matter rendered with elegant simplicity.
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