Sunset
Sunset
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£45,000-£70,000Value Indicator
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86 x 86cm, Edition of 632, Screenprint
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Meaning & Analysis
In 1972, the architects Johnson & Burgee commissioned Andy Warhol to create a Sunset series for their new Hotel Marquette in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As a result, Warhol produced 632 screen prints for the series sunset. His Sunset was signed, stamped, and numbered alongside the rest of the series when it was removed from the hotel in 1982. Largely considered one of his most expressive series, Sunset has become one of Warhol’s most desirable works.
Each sunset image was produced using just three screens. While the portfolio consists of 632 individual prints, each features a unique colour combination. Warhol applied his own photographs of sunsets taken on Long Island and in San Francisco to create the abstracted sunset series. This early use of his own photography prefigures his famous examples in his Mick Jagger and Muhammed Ali series.
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.
