
Gun (Cowboy six shooter)
A bold and striking example of Warhol's iconic Pop Art style, this work transforms an everyday object into a larger-than-life cultural symbol through the artist's signature use of synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen inks on canvas. The repeated or isolated image of a classic cowboy six-shooter confronts the viewer with America's complex and deeply ingrained relationship with guns, consumer culture, and mass media. Warhol's detached, mechanical aesthetic invites both fascination and unease, challenging the audience to question the glamorization of violence in modern society.
- Medium
- synthetic polymer paint, silkscreen inks on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
June 29, 2015
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