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Andy Warhol — Chicken 'N Dumplings, from Campbell's Soup II (F. & S. 58)
Andy Warhol

Chicken 'N Dumplings, from Campbell's Soup II (F. & S. 58)

This screenprint from Andy Warhol's iconic Campbell's Soup II series employs the artist's characteristic silkscreen technique to transform a mundane commercial product into fine art, elevating the humble soup can to the status of high culture. Created during the height of Pop Art in the 1960s, the work exemplifies Warhol's fascination with mass production, consumerism, and the visual language of advertising through its bold, flat areas of color and repetitive imagery. By presenting the Chicken 'N Dumplings variety alongside other soup flavors in the series, Warhol challenged traditional notions of artistic subject matter and the distinction between popular and fine art.

Medium
Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins.

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Evening & Day Editions

January 23, 2025

Lot 5

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Andy Warhol, Chicken 'N Dumplings, from Campbell's Soup II (F. & S. 58)

This screenprint from Andy Warhol's iconic Campbell's Soup II series employs the artist's characteristic silkscreen technique to transform a mundane commercial product into fine art, elevating the humble soup can to the status of high culture. Created during the height of Pop Art in the 1960s, the work exemplifies Warhol's fascination with mass production, consumerism, and the visual language of advertising through its bold, flat areas of color and repetitive imagery. By presenting the Chicken 'N Dumplings variety alongside other soup flavors in the series, Warhol challenged traditional notions of artistic subject matter and the distinction between popular and fine art.

Medium
Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Consumer Culture, Commercial product, 20th Century, Campbell's Soup, American Artist, Repetition and mass production, Pop Art, Vibrant And Bold, Silkscreen Printing, Series Format

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Collected by

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