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Andy Warhol — Birth of Venus
Andy Warhol — Birth of Venus
Andy Warhol — Birth of Venus
Andy Warhol — Birth of Venus
Andy Warhol — Birth of Venus
Andy Warhol

Birth of Venus

This striking screenprint reimagines Botticelli's iconic Renaissance masterpiece through Warhol's distinctly contemporary lens, transforming the delicate birth of Venus into a bold graphic statement rendered in saturated color and flattened planes. Created in 1984 as part of his Details of Renaissance Paintings portfolio, Warhol extracts and amplifies the sensual curves of the goddess and her attendants, stripping away the atmospheric subtlety of the original to emphasize pure form and chromatic intensity. The work exemplifies Warhol's fascination with appropriation and the democratization of high art, collapsing the distance between Renaissance tradition and modern mass production while inviting viewers to reconsider both the historical source material and the processes of reproduction that define contemporary visual culture. Printed on Arches Aquarelle paper in an edition of seventy, this unsigned proof represents a significant example of Warhol's engagement with Old Master imagery during a period when he was actively mining art historical references for conceptual and visual material. The substantial scale and luminous quality of the screenprint create an immediate visual impact that commands attention, while the artist's characteristic use of bold outlines and inventive color combinations assert his irreverent approach to canonical Western art. For collectors seeking a major work that bridges historical artistic discourse with postmodern critique, this Birth of Venus stands as a quintessential example of late twentieth-century conceptual practice and remains one of the most recognizable images from Warhol's prolific career.

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Andy Warhol, Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus 1482, 1984 Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482) Portfolio, (Feldman 137, II.316), 1984, Signed, Original screenprint on Arches Aquarelle paper, Edition 70, 32" x 44" Sheet Size, 25" x 37" Image Size

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Andy Warhol, Birth of Venus

This striking screenprint reimagines Botticelli's iconic Renaissance masterpiece through Warhol's distinctly contemporary lens, transforming the delicate birth of Venus into a bold graphic statement rendered in saturated color and flattened planes. Created in 1984 as part of his Details of Renaissance Paintings portfolio, Warhol extracts and amplifies the sensual curves of the goddess and her attendants, stripping away the atmospheric subtlety of the original to emphasize pure form and chromatic intensity. The work exemplifies Warhol's fascination with appropriation and the democratization of high art, collapsing the distance between Renaissance tradition and modern mass production while inviting viewers to reconsider both the historical source material and the processes of reproduction that define contemporary visual culture. Printed on Arches Aquarelle paper in an edition of seventy, this unsigned proof represents a significant example of Warhol's engagement with Old Master imagery during a period when he was actively mining art historical references for conceptual and visual material. The substantial scale and luminous quality of the screenprint create an immediate visual impact that commands attention, while the artist's characteristic use of bold outlines and inventive color combinations assert his irreverent approach to canonical Western art. For collectors seeking a major work that bridges historical artistic discourse with postmodern critique, this Birth of Venus stands as a quintessential example of late twentieth-century conceptual practice and remains one of the most recognizable images from Warhol's prolific career.

Medium
Andy Warhol, Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus 1482, 1984 Details of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482) Portfolio, (Feldman 137, II.316), 1984, Signed, Original screenprint on Arches Aquarelle paper, Edition 70, 32" x 44" Sheet Size, 25" x 37" Image Size
Seen at
Georgetown Frame Shoppe, Washington, D.C., United States

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Sebastián In Situ, Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Derek Jones, Lisa Rembrandt, Nicholas Blum, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Nick Phoenix