Andy Warhol
Details of Renaissance Paintings (Paolo Uccello, St. George and the Dragon, 1460)
1984.
Serie of 4 Silkscreen in colors.
Each signed and numbered. One of 4 numbered "HC" copies aside from the edition of 50. On firm Arches wove board. Up to 64.4 x 95 cm (25.3 x 37.4 in). Sheet: each 81,5 x 112 cm (32 x 44 in).
Complete series. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York. Published by Edition Schellmann & Klüser, Munich/New York (with the copyright stamp on the reverse). [KA].
• Warhol at his best: Complete series from his most mature creative period.
• A tribute to icons of art history: Warhol takes motifs from Old Masters and gives them a new pop art presence through bright color contrasts and serial transformations.
• Through the use of silkscreen printing, Warhol explored the interface between art and commerce -a key aspect of his art.
• Obtained by the publisher in 1989 and since then in a private Southern German collection.