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Andy Warhol — Double Elvis [Ferus Type]
Andy Warhol

Double Elvis [Ferus Type]

1963

This monumental silkscreen painting depicts two overlapping figures of Elvis Presley in his iconic cowboy gunslinger pose, sourced from a promotional still for the 1960 film Flaming Star. Warhol applied silkscreen ink over a silver painted canvas ground, creating a ghostly, doubled image that blurs the line between mass media idol and mythic American archetype. The Ferus Type designation refers to the group of Elvis paintings first exhibited at Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles in 1963, which are among the most celebrated works of the Pop Art movement. Works from this series appear in major museum collections worldwide and represent a cornerstone of Warhol's engagement with celebrity, repetition, and the mechanical reproduction of images.

Medium
Silkscreen ink on silver paint on canvas

Notes

This work belongs to the Ferus Type group of Elvis paintings, first shown at Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles, in September 1963. The silver ground is characteristic of Warhol's Elvis series of that period. The specific institutional example shown appears to be displayed at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York. No visible signatures, edition marks, or labels are discernible on the front of the canvas in this photograph.

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Andy Warhol, Double Elvis [Ferus Type], 1963

This monumental silkscreen painting depicts two overlapping figures of Elvis Presley in his iconic cowboy gunslinger pose, sourced from a promotional still for the 1960 film Flaming Star. Warhol applied silkscreen ink over a silver painted canvas ground, creating a ghostly, doubled image that blurs the line between mass media idol and mythic American archetype. The Ferus Type designation refers to the group of Elvis paintings first exhibited at Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles in 1963, which are among the most celebrated works of the Pop Art movement. Works from this series appear in major museum collections worldwide and represent a cornerstone of Warhol's engagement with celebrity, repetition, and the mechanical reproduction of images.

Medium
Silkscreen ink on silver paint on canvas
Year
1963
Seen at
MoMA, Manhattan, United States

Related themes

Monochrome, 20th Century, Blue Chip, American, LGBTQ+ Artist, Silkscreen, Screenprint, Pop Art, Large Format, Portrait, Painting, Figurative, Celebrity

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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