Andy Warhol
Volkswagen from Ads Portfolio Silkscreen proof
USA, 1985
Screenprint in colors
38 h x 38 w in (97 x 97 cm)
This work are unsigned and Unnumbered Printer's proof, outside the signed & numbered edition
Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York.
The print does not have the AWAAB stamp.
Publisher: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc., New York
Publisher stamp on the Veso & printer's blind stamp
Condition: The prints are in excellent condition
Comes with a Letter of authenticity and is guaranteed in perpetuity

In 1985, just two years before his death, Warhol produced Ads Portfolio, a series of popular advertisements transformed into individual works of art. The ten images, screen printed on Lenox Museum Board, feature brands like Macintosh, Chanel, and Volkswagen, and famous figures Judy Garland, James Dean, and Ronald Regan.

Ads Portfolio has a hand-drawn quality that is absent from some of the artist â most famous works. This style nods to Warhol early commercial illustrations, which were whimsical and imprecise compared to the mechanical technique of his Campbell â Soup Cans or Marylin Monroe series.

Even 30 years later, the companies that Warhol chose for his 1985 series are still booming, and the celebrities remain iconic household names. This shows us Warhol’s intuitive understanding of the brands around him, as well as the timeless power of advertising in our culture.

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