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Andy Warhol — Pears, from Space Fruit: Still Lifes (F. & S. 203)
Andy Warhol

Pears, from Space Fruit: Still Lifes (F. & S. 203)

This screenprint from Warhol's Space Fruit series presents enlarged pears rendered in the artist's signature vibrant, flat color palette, exemplifying his appropriation of commercial imagery and mass production techniques. Created using silkscreen printing on premium museum board, the work demonstrates Warhol's characteristic use of bold outlines and repetitive forms to transform ordinary produce into iconic subjects worthy of fine art scrutiny. The composition reflects Warhol's broader engagement with consumer culture and his elevation of banality to high art through mechanical reproduction and chromatic intensity.

Medium
Screenprint in colours, on Lenox Museum Board, the full sheet.

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Evening & Day Editions

January 23, 2025

Lot 12

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Andy Warhol, Pears, from Space Fruit: Still Lifes (F. & S. 203)

This screenprint from Warhol's Space Fruit series presents enlarged pears rendered in the artist's signature vibrant, flat color palette, exemplifying his appropriation of commercial imagery and mass production techniques. Created using silkscreen printing on premium museum board, the work demonstrates Warhol's characteristic use of bold outlines and repetitive forms to transform ordinary produce into iconic subjects worthy of fine art scrutiny. The composition reflects Warhol's broader engagement with consumer culture and his elevation of banality to high art through mechanical reproduction and chromatic intensity.

Medium
Screenprint in colours, on Lenox Museum Board, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Commercial Aesthetic, Vibrant, Fruit, Repeated Imagery, American Artist, Pop Art, Silkscreen Print, Colorful, Still Life

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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