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Andy Warhol — Electric Chair (see F. & S. 77)
Andy Warhol

Electric Chair (see F. & S. 77)

Andy Warhol's screenprint explores the controversial subject of capital punishment through his iconic Electric Chair series. This work exemplifies Warhol's appropriation of images from American culture and mass media, transforming a photograph of an execution device into a commentary on death and society.

Medium
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.
Spotted At
Auction House · Phillips

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Editions & Works on Paper

April 18, 2023

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Sebastián In Situ

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Alex Capecelatro

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Sebastián Naranjo

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About this work

Andy Warhol, Electric Chair (see F. & S. 77)

Andy Warhol's screenprint explores the controversial subject of capital punishment through his iconic Electric Chair series. This work exemplifies Warhol's appropriation of images from American culture and mass media, transforming a photograph of an execution device into a commentary on death and society.

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

Related themes

Capital Punishment, Mass Media, Screenprint, Pop Art, Death, Electric Chair, Andy Warhol, Contemporary Art, 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