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Andy Warhol — In the Bottom of My Garden: one plate
Andy Warhol

In the Bottom of My Garden: one plate

Andy Warhol's "In the Bottom of My Garden: one plate" exemplifies his fascination with mass production and consumer culture through its use of offset lithography, a commercial printing technique that he elevated to fine art. The artist's incorporation of hand colored watercolor onto the printed surface demonstrates his characteristic blending of mechanical reproduction with gestural, individualized marks, creating a tension between the impersonal and the personal. This work reflects Warhol's broader artistic practice of appropriating everyday imagery and transforming it through technical processes that challenge traditional notions of artistic authenticity and uniqueness.

Medium
Offset lithograph with hand-coloring in watercolor, on wove paper, the full sheet.
Dimensions

Notes

Literature: Frayda Feldman and Jörg Schellmann IV.93

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Editions & Works on Paper

February 7, 2026

Estimate: $3,000$4,000

Sold: $2,838

Lot 46

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Andy Warhol, In the Bottom of My Garden: one plate

Andy Warhol's "In the Bottom of My Garden: one plate" exemplifies his fascination with mass production and consumer culture through its use of offset lithography, a commercial printing technique that he elevated to fine art. The artist's incorporation of hand colored watercolor onto the printed surface demonstrates his characteristic blending of mechanical reproduction with gestural, individualized marks, creating a tension between the impersonal and the personal. This work reflects Warhol's broader artistic practice of appropriating everyday imagery and transforming it through technical processes that challenge traditional notions of artistic authenticity and uniqueness.

Medium
Offset lithograph with hand-coloring in watercolor, on wove paper, the full sheet.
Dimensions
21.6 x 27.3 cm
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Nature and garden, 20th Century, Botanical, Mass Production, Decorative Plate, American Artist, Screenprint, Pop Art, Whimsical, Figurative

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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