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Andy Warhol — Electric Chair (F & S. 76)
Andy Warhol

Electric Chair (F & S. 76)

Andy Warhol's iconic screenprint depicting an electric chair, a powerful commentary on capital punishment and death in American society. This work exemplifies Warhol's appropriation of images from mass media and criminal history, presented in his characteristic bold, colorful style.

Medium
Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, the full sheet.

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Evening & Day Editions

January 21, 2021

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Andy Warhol, Electric Chair (F & S. 76)

Andy Warhol's iconic screenprint depicting an electric chair, a powerful commentary on capital punishment and death in American society. This work exemplifies Warhol's appropriation of images from mass media and criminal history, presented in his characteristic bold, colorful style.

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

Related themes

Capital Punishment, Mass Media, Screenprint, Pop Art, Death, Iconic, Electric Chair, Andy Warhol, American Art, 1960s

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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