Colour screenprint on wove paper. 
58.5 x 88.9 cm. 
1969.
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.
 
One of Andy Warhol’s most recognisable motifs, the Campbell’s Soup Can, is a perfect example of his love for mass production and consumer society. Created as part of the 10-piece Campbell's Soup Cans II series, ‘Old Fashioned Vegetable’, produced in 1969, contains vibrant red, yellow, and white colouring with black print lettering made to match the lively and graphic labels on the real soup cans. Issued within an edition of 250, this print has become highly collectible and sought after for being one of the defining pieces of Pop Art history.
 
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American artist and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, who explored themes of consumerism, mass production, celebrity culture, and the blurred line between art and commerce. Warhol worked across a wide range of mediums, with some of his most iconic works being created using silkscreen printing, a technique that allowed him to reproduce images multiple times, emphasising repetition and the mechanical nature of modern life. As well as this, Warhol ventured into film and video, creating avant-garde works. Warhol’s works are held in major museums and galleries worldwide, including MoMA, Tate Modern and the Pompidou Centre. In 2022, Andy Warhol’s ‘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.