Love Is A Pink Cake (F. & S. IV.27-50)
Love Is A Pink Cake (F. & S. IV.27-50)
Unsigned Print
Andy Warhol
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28 x 22cm, Edition of 100, Lithograph
Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 100
Year: 1953
Size: H 28cm x W 22cm
Signed: No
Format: Unsigned Print
Last Auction: July 2024
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Meaning & Analysis
Love Is A Pink Cake is a lithograph print on pale blue wove paper made by the renowned Pop Artist Andy Warhol in 1953. Coming in an edition size of 100, each print is accompanied by a poetic text written by Ralph Thomas Ward. In this print, Warhol produces a simple line drawing of a nude winged figure. The black gestural lines are not accompanied by any splashes of colour, marking this print apart from Warhol’s more colourful works.
Next to the figure written in bold capital letters is the title of the print, Love Is A Pink Cake which also refers to the title of a collection of 25 prints all of which are accompanied by text written by Ward, who signs his work as Corkie. Seen together, the prints from a book which maps each day of December drawing on cultural and historical figures associated with love. The text, at times controversial or somewhat risqué, brings humour to the collection.
Warhol started to publish books and print portfolios in the early 1950s which showcase the artist’s good humour as well as his excellent drawing skills. The artist’s first book, A is an Alphabet was composed for 26 prints based on tracings he made of photographs he found in magazines. Like Love Is A Pink Cake, Ward also produced accompanying text.
Andy Warhol was a leading figure of the Pop Art movement and is often considered the father of Pop Art. Born in 1928, Warhol allowed cultural references of the 20th century to drive his work. From the depiction of glamorous public figures, such as Marilyn Monroe, to the everyday Campbell’s Soup Can, the artist challenged what was considered art by blurring the boundaries between high art and mass consumerism. Warhol's preferred screen printing technique further reiterated his obsession with mass culture, enabling art to be seen as somewhat of a commodity through the reproduced images in multiple colour ways.
