
Happy Rockefeller
Andy Warhol's *Happy Rockefeller* is a monumental multi-panel work composed of 30 individual canvases executed in synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on linen. True to Warhol's signature style, the work transforms its subject — philanthropist and socialite Happy Rockefeller — into a repeated, serialized image that blurs the line between portraiture and mass-media iconography. The fragmented repetition reflects Warhol's enduring fascination with fame, identity, and the flattening effect of mechanical reproduction on the human image.
- Medium
- synthetic polymer paint, silkscreen ink on linen, in 30 parts
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
November 13, 2014
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