
Lamentation, from Martha Graham
1986
This screenprint from Andy Warhol's 1986 *Martha Graham* series captures the iconic modern dancer enveloped in her tubular jersey costume from the seminal 1930 solo, transforming a photographic source into a hauntingly spectral image through a nocturnal palette of deep purples, lavenders, and electric blue contour lines. Part of a portfolio celebrating Graham's groundbreaking choreography, this work bridges Warhol's enduring fascination with celebrity, performance, and the reproducibility of iconic imagery. The series represents a significant late-career engagement with high culture, departing from his earlier pop subjects while retaining his signature screenprint aesthetic, and remains highly sought after as one of his most emotionally resonant bodies of graphic work.
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