Sidewalk
Sidewalk
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
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74 x 106cm, Edition of 250, Screenprint
Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 250
Year: 1983
Size: H 74cm x W 106cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: May 2023
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Meaning & Analysis
Sidewalk is a signed screen print on Dutch Etching paper produced by the renowned Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The print was made in 1983 and comes in an edition size of 250. In this print, Warhol depicts the handprints and signatures of celebrities who left their mark on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame. Warhol captures the imprints left by Cary Grant, Judy Garland, Jack Nicholson and Shirley Temple in a print that explores the ways in which celebrities are memorialised.
The print was published in a collaborative portfolio of works, Eight by Eight, to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary, which was produced in 1983 to raise money for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The portfolio contained eight works by eight different artists. Hollywood is a central neighbourhood in Los Angeles and has become synonymous with show business and stardom. Warhol’s decision to focus his piece on this iconic strip of Los Angeles aligns the museum with celebrity culture, demonstrating how Warhol thought the Museum of Contemporary Art was a very important and significant part of the city.
The print harks back to Warhol’s obsession with fame and celebrities. Warhol was drawn to the glamour and glitz of the celebrity world and enjoyed hosting parties at his New York studio, The Factory, where he could drink, dance and mingle with all the hottest stars.
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.