2004 Andy Warhol Foundation "Brooklyn Bridge - 1983" Vintage Pop Art Offset Lithograph

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2004 Andy Warhol Estate vintage pop art lithograph 'Brooklyn Bridge -1983".

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), son of Czech immigrants, began his … more 2004 Andy Warhol Estate vintage pop art lithograph 'Brooklyn Bridge -1983".

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), son of Czech immigrants, began his career in advertising. He was mainly involved in designing record covers, weather maps for television and Christmas cards. In 1959 he exhibited his artwork for the first time at the Bodley Gallery in New York. He invented the simple but time-consuming technique of the 'blotted line' himself, with which he created his characteristic illustrations. In addition to the record cover of The Velvet Underground & Nico, the screen prints of Campbell's Soup and the portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Jackie Kennedy and Elisabeth Taylor are now world famous.

Warhol started making screen prints in 1962. This printing technique soon became his main method. In the same year, his studio 'The Factory' was set up in New York. With the help of employees, Warhol realized a high art production there, which indeed resembled a factory. With his method of mass production, Warhol approached art in a revolutionary way for the time. The idea of ​​an original work of art was no longer applicable in his view.

The size of this lithograph is 9.5" x 11 3/4" (24 by 30 cm). It is in perfect mint condition and never been framed. It is offered now for a competitive price. less