
Electric Chair
Andy Warhol's *Electric Chair* is a striking screenprint rendered in vivid, unsettling colors on wove paper, depicting the infamous execution device used at Sing Sing Prison. Through his signature silkscreen technique, Warhol transforms a symbol of state-sanctioned death into a haunting, almost banal image, stripped of its immediate horror through repetition and bold, flat color. The work exemplifies Warhol's ongoing fascination with American culture's complex and desensitized relationship with violence and mortality.
- Medium
- Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
April 23, 2019
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