Diamond Dust Shoes (F. & S. II.255)
Diamond Dust Shoes (F. & S. II.255)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 60
Year: 1980
Size: H 102cm x W 151cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2021 | Rosebery's Fine Art Auctioneers | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2021 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| April 2021 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| October 2020 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| May 2018 | Artcurial | France | |||
| April 2016 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| June 2007 | Germann Auctions | Switzerland |
Meaning & Analysis
Printed in 1980, Diamond Dust Shoes (F. & S. II. 255) is a signed screen print by Andy Warhol in black and white with diamond dust. The monochrome print depicts a seemingly haphazard arrangement of shoes. The inverted focus on highlights and shadows means the white shoes stand out against the black background. The shoes seem like they have been carelessly dropped on the floor, meaning all angles of the high heels are depicted in the composition.
Diamond Dust Shoes (F. & S. II. 255) is part of the Diamond Dust Shoes series. In this series Warhol returns to his roots as a commercial fashion illustrator. Warhol started his artistic career in New York in the 1950s as a freelance commercial illustrator for fashion magazines such as Glamour, Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. He often drew shoes for these magazines and became renowned for his excellent draughtsmanship and experimentation with colour and composition. 30 years later, Warhol returns to the subject of shoes in this series which celebrates elegance, glamour and fashion.
The print was commissioned by fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick, who was also a close friend of Warhol’s. Upon receiving a box of shoes, Warhol emptied the contents onto the floor of his studio and took Polaroids of the subsequent spontaneous still life. These images became the basis of the Diamond Dust Shoes series. Returning to the familiar subject matter in this series highlights Warhol’s creativity and inventiveness as the shoes are recast in a distinctly late 20th century hue. The colourful, blotted line illustrations of shoes from the 1950s are replaced by these chaotic, less defined depictions.
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.
