Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) "Flowers III" is an unframed, unsigned offset lithograph based on the "Flowers" silkscreens first exhibited in 1964. In the Flower prints, several blocks of color comprise the four flowers while a variant of gray outlines the bed of grass. Warhol experimented with color and layering, using different color schemes and painting the flowers a vibrant pink and orange in one print and all white in the next. In some of the prints, he deviates from the original template, creating shadows of multiple flowers. Playful and inviting without being overbearing, Flowers was first exhibited in the Leo Castello gallery in New York in 1964. At the time, Flowers was also a refreshing departure from Warhol's prints addressing mass culture and brands, (such as the Campbell's Soup Can) as flowers themselves are iconic and timeless, untethered to a particular pop culture reference or idea.