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Andy Warhol — Electric Chair
Andy Warhol — Electric Chair
Andy Warhol — Electric Chair
Andy Warhol

Electric Chair

1971

Andy Warhol's 1971 screenprint depicts the infamous electric chair in his characteristic deadpan style. The work employs repetition and bold color blocking to transform a symbol of death into a pop art icon. The composition shows the empty chair in a stark institutional setting rendered in vivid hues. This piece reflects Warhol's fascination with death, danger, and American obsessions presented through his silkscreen technique.

Medium
screenprint in colors
Dimensions

Notes

Signed and dated to verso ‘Andy Warhol 71’. Stamped number to verso 'A.p. VII/L' with publisher's ink stamp. This work is artist's proof 7 of 50 apart from the edition of 250 printed by Silkprint Kettner, Zürich and co-published by Factory Additions, New York and Bruno Bischofberger, Zürich.

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April 16, 2026

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Lot 107

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Andy Warhol, Electric Chair, 1971

Andy Warhol's 1971 screenprint depicts the infamous electric chair in his characteristic deadpan style. The work employs repetition and bold color blocking to transform a symbol of death into a pop art icon. The composition shows the empty chair in a stark institutional setting rendered in vivid hues. This piece reflects Warhol's fascination with death, danger, and American obsessions presented through his silkscreen technique.

Medium
screenprint in colors
Dimensions
89.5 x 121.3 cm
Year
1971
Seen at
Wright, Chicago, United States

Related themes

Death Imagery, Death and Mortality, Institutional Critique, Bold Colors, 1970s, Capital Punishment, Repeated Imagery, Silkscreen, Screenprint, Social Commentary, Screenprint Colors, Pop Art, Mechanical reproduction, 1970s Art, Repetition, Pop Art Icon, American Culture, Institutional Space, Iconic Symbol

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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