Martin Buber (F. & S. II.228)
Martin Buber (F. & S. II.228)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£7,500-£11,500Value Indicator
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¥70,000-¥110,000 Value Indicator
€8,500-€13,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 200
Year: 1980
Size: H 102cm x W 81cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| April 2024 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| October 2020 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| October 2012 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| November 2006 | Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers | United States | |||
| November 2005 | Christie's London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
The screen print Martin Buber (F. & S. II.228) from Andy Warhol’s Ten Portraits Of Jews Of The Twentieth Century series (1980), shows a portrait of the famous Jewish philosopher best known for the philosophy of dialogue, a new form of existentialism. The print employs Warhol’s graphic style that became characteristic of the latter part of his career, using an appropriated photographic image against an abstracted background and contoured crayon-like lines.
The Ten Portraits Of Jews Of The Twentieth Century series was the idea of Warhol’s dealer, Ronald Feldmen who, along with Susan Feldman, the art gallery director of the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Washington, came up with the list of ten names. This print is one of the darker portraits of the series wherein Warhol uses largely dark hues of blue against red and black outlines. The original image is barely visible behind the veneer of 1980s Pop Art and Warhol creates a pulsating image with his deliberately misaligned hand drawn contours.
Warhol transforms this historical image into an icon that pervades in the present, alluding to Buber’s lasting fame in 1980s American popular culture. Not only does this play into Warhol’s exploration in themes of mortality that are present throughout his entire career, but it captures his continued infatuation with the concept of fame. Warhol uses a mixture of hand drawn lines, unlikely colours, abstracted geometric shapes and the original photographic image to present the paradox between representation and reality.
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.
