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Andy Warhol — Pontiac
Andy Warhol

Pontiac

"Pontiac" is a striking work by Andy Warhol that showcases his iconic pop art sensibility, combining acrylic paint and pencil on canvas to transform the classic American automobile into a bold cultural symbol. Warhol's signature flat, vivid colors and graphic lines elevate the Pontiac beyond mere transportation, reflecting his fascination with consumer culture and mass-produced imagery. The interplay of painted surfaces and raw pencil marks reveals the artist's deliberate hand, bridging the mechanical and the personal in a quintessentially Warholian statement.

Medium
acrylic and pencil on canvas

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Contemporary Art Evening Sale

June 27, 2013

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Andy Warhol, Pontiac

"Pontiac" is a striking work by Andy Warhol that showcases his iconic pop art sensibility, combining acrylic paint and pencil on canvas to transform the classic American automobile into a bold cultural symbol. Warhol's signature flat, vivid colors and graphic lines elevate the Pontiac beyond mere transportation, reflecting his fascination with consumer culture and mass-produced imagery. The interplay of painted surfaces and raw pencil marks reveals the artist's deliberate hand, bridging the mechanical and the personal in a quintessentially Warholian statement.

Medium
acrylic and pencil on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Consumer Culture, 20th Century, Acrylic On Canvas, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Mixed Media, American Artist, Pop Art, Iconic Artist, Figurative, Automobile

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Sebastián In Situ, Alex Capecelatro, Art Institute of Chicago, Sebastián Naranjo, Derek Jones, Lisa Rembrandt, Nicholas Blum, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Nick Phoenix