Artist Spotlight: Andy Warhol
- yartlondon
- Oct 21
- 3 min read
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”
Andy Warhol (1928–1987) was an American artist who became one of the most influential figures of the Pop Art movement, redefining the relationship between art, celebrity, and consumer culture. His work explored themes of mass production, fame, and the commodification of everyday life, reflecting the growing dominance of media and advertising in postwar America.
Working across a wide range of mediums including painting, printmaking, film, and photography, Warhol developed a bold visual language. His use of silkscreen printing allowed him to reproduce images multiple times, emphasising repetition and the mechanical processes of modern society. In this way, he transformed familiar icons, from Campbell’s soup cans to Marilyn Monroe, into powerful symbols of cultural desire and excess.
Beyond the canvas, Warhol expanded his practice into film and video, creating experimental works that challenged conventions of narrative at the time. His New York studio, The Factory, became a creative hub that attracted artists, musicians, and socialites, blurring the boundaries between art and everyday life.
Warhol’s legacy has endured with his work being held in major collections worldwide, including MoMA, Tate Modern, and the Centre Pompidou. In 2022, his Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sold for $195 million at Christie’s, setting the record for the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever sold at auction.
Both visionary and provocateur, Warhol’s work continues to shape how we see fame, consumerism, and the world of images that surrounds us.
Featured works to purchase from Clifton Gallery
Old Fashioned Vegetable from Campbell's Soup II (Soup Can, F.&S.54)
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1969 Colour screenprint on wove paper 58.5 x 88.9 cm Edition of 250 Hand signed in pen by Andy Warhol on the reverse Stamped edition number on the reverse From the Campbell's Soup II Series Published by Factory Additions, New York
Cow
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1989 Colour screenprint on wove paper 115 x 75 cm (131 x 94 cm framed)
From the unknown edition size With the printed text in the margins: 'Andy Warhol: A Retrospective The Museum of Modern Art 1989-1990' and 'c The Estate and Foundation of Andy Warhol' From the Cow Series Published by The Estate and Foundation of Andy Warhol, for the exhibition Andy Warhol: A Retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1989-1990, this artwork used in the MoMA marketing display. Framed with UV glass
Profile Upper Torso (Portrait)
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c. 1957
Unique blotted ink line drawing, on wove paper 34.9 x 28.9 cm Initialed 'VF' by Vincent Fremont of the Andy Warhol With the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Authorization inkstamps on the reverse Foundation and annotated 'XA-12.16' and '294.006' in pencil on the reverse
Untitled (Woman with Sunglasses)
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1962 Graphite on wove paper 60.6 x 45.7 cm Annotated 'C-808.2' in pencil on the reverse Framed
Lincoln Center Ticket
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1967 Colour screenprint on light wove paper 115 x 61 cm Edition of 500 Unsigned and unnumbered Catalogue raisonné entry: Feldman/Schellmann II.19 Printed by Chiron Press, New York Published by List Art Posters for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Untitled (Mao) from The New York Collection for Stockholm
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1973 Unique Xerox print on paper 27.9 x 21.6 cm Edition of 300 unique prints
Hand-signed by Warhol Catalogue raisonné entry: Feldman & Schellmann II.89 Printed by Styria Studio, Inc., New York Published by Experiments in Art and Technology, New York Mint condition, housed within the original typeset paper folder from the portfolio
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