Details Of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth Of Venus, 1482) (F. & S. II.317)
Details Of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth Of Venus, 1482) (F. & S. II.317)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£70,000-£110,000
$140,000-$220,000 Value Indicator
$120,000-$190,000 Value Indicator
¥630,000-¥990,000 Value Indicator
€80,000-€130,000 Value Indicator
$670,000-$1,050,000 Value Indicator
¥13,400,000-¥21,060,000 Value Indicator
$90,000-$140,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 70
Year: 1984
Size: H 81cm x W 112cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| September 2024 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| April 2024 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| December 2023 | Bonhams New Bond Street | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2021 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| December 2021 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| June 2019 | Galerie Kornfeld | Germany |
Meaning & Analysis
Sandro Botticelli, Birth Of Venus, 1482) (F. & S. II.317) draws from Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus (c. 1485-1486), which was commissioned by Lorenzo de’Medici and now hangs in the Uffizi gallery in Florence. This monumental canvas depicting Venus emerging from the sea is one of the leading Renaissance painter’s most known works. Warhol has cropped Venus’ body and the sea from which she emerges to frame only her face. He has simplified the colour palette to plum and orange, removing any remaining context of the original scene.
Warhol’s Details of Renaissance Paintings series draws from the masterworks of Italian Renaissance artists. Towards the end of his life, the Pop artist returned to these old masters and pulled them into his twentieth-century idea of celebrity. Here, Botticelli has adapted the Roman goddess Venus into the role of celebrity. Venus becomes reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe with her cropped, repeated “headshot” and simplified print format. In applying his iconic style to the paintings of old masters, Warhol has placed himself into the canon of great artists.
