Andy Warhol, ‘Details of Renaissance Paintings’ (Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482), 1984
The Exhibition
John Swarbrooke Fine Art is delighted to present an online exhibition dedicated to Warhol’s Details of Renaissance Paintings from the 15-31 August 2022.
Created in 1984, the series reveals an important chapter in Warhol’s late career in which he engaged with the iconography of the High Renaissance.
The exhibition features three impressions from a Private US Collection which are sensitively framed and all offered in excellent condition.
To find out more about Warhol and the Renaissance click here and for all enquiries and interest please email art@johnswarbrooke.com
Andy Warhol,
‘Details of Renaissance Paintings’
(Paolo Uccello, St. George and the Dragon, 1460), 1984
Andy Warhol,
‘Details of Renaissance Paintings’
(Leonardo Da Vinci, The Annunciation, 1482), 1984
Andy Warhol,
‘Details of Renaissance Paintings’
(Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, 1482), 1984
The Artist & The Historical Background
By the time of the Details of Renaissance Paintings series Warhol enjoyed an international reputation epitomised by the Pop art iconography of the 1960s, from his Campbell’s Soup Cans to the paintings of Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth Taylor. The artist was closely associated with his New York studio, the Factory, which became a celebrated meeting place for artists, musicians and celebrities in the city. Opened in 1963 and closing in 1987 after the untimely death of Warhol, it was here that the artist first developed his unique version of the silkscreen printing process.
In the direct aftermath of Warhol’s death in 1987 his legacy was discussed almost entirely in relation to his 1960s Pop art, with the final two decades of his career overlooked as of lesser importance. Nevertheless in recent years critics have begun to re-evaluate the 1970s and 1980s, which are seen as essential to understanding Warhol’s artistic vision. Indeed by the 1980s there was much new experimentation in Warhol’s art as well as an interest in abstraction, influenced arguably by the emergence of artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. The period also saw the artist reflecting on his own place in art history, and the masterpieces of the High Renaissance become a touchstone from which Warhol interrogates his own legacy.
About John Swarbrooke
With a decade of experience in the art trade, John Swarbrooke joined Sotheby’s Impressionist and Modern Art department in 2012 after graduating from the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. He joined Simon Dickinson gallery in 2015 as a Specialist in Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary Art and was directly involved in presentations at international art fairs including Frieze Masters, Tefaf Maastricht and Masterpiece London.
John Swarbrooke Fine Art was established in 2021 and offers advisory services to buyers and sellers of art with a focus on 20th-century art, as well as presenting exhibitions through the year online and in-person in London.
Founded on the principles of transparency, art historical rigour and (most importantly) a straightforward approach, John Swarbrooke Fine Art is delighted to accept enquiries from collectors, whether they are seasoned or new to the art world.
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