Description: Andy Warhol (After) "Barbie, Portrait" Limited Edition (56/100) Signed in the print LithographCondition: Excellent, as new, never been framed Sheet size: 15" wide x 22 1/2" high Printed on Arches Paper with deckled top, right and bottom edges Embossed @ANDY WARHOL on the front and Andy Warhol Factory stamp on the reverse Executed in 1986, Barbie, Portrait of BillyBoy* was the last American icon to join Andy Warhol’s pantheon of famous names and brands that were the center of his practice. As a popular children’s toy for the last fifty years, Barbie is an instantly recognizable idol that stands firmly alongside his portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Liz Taylor as a quintessential icon of Twentieth Century American Pop Culture. Just like Warhol’s other subjects, she is world famous, an immortal celebrity representing the epitome of beauty, glamour and eternal youth. This work is distinguished for its deeply personal provenance. Warhol gifted this painting to the young designer and protégé of Jacqueline Onassis, BillyBoy*, who was a highly original creator and artist whose Surreal Couture clothes and Surreal Bijoux jewelry greatly impressed Warhol. Warhol made this portrait of Barbie, his first, for his close friend BillyBoy* owing to his “Nouveau Théâtre de la Mode” Barbie, a project Warhol was ‘really excited about’. This was the first designer Barbie and it was the first time that a designer’s name appeared on a Barbie doll box. The bright blue background, a color Warhol referred to as BillyBoy* Blue, was based on one of BillyBoy*’s Surreal Couture Jackets that he often wore. When Warhol suggested he paint a portrait of BillyBoy*, the designer replied ‘If you want to do my portrait, do Barbie, because Barbie, c’est moi’ (BillyBoy*, quoted in L. J. P. Lestrade, ‘A Major Contemporary Artwork’, A perfect Warholian subject, Barbie represents the embodiment of celebrity and glamour, consumerism and popular culture. The perfected union of Warhol’s most enduring themes, this work can be regarded as the epilogue and final ultimatum of Warhol’s entire oeuvre.
Price: 134.99 USD
Location: Woodland Hills, California
End Time: 2024-11-23T01:54:23.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Artist: Andy Warhol
Signed By: Andy Warhol
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: Yes
Size: Medium
Material: Arches paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Licensed Reprint
Framing: Unframed
Subject: Doll
Type: Print
Item Height: 22 1/2 in
Theme: Advertising, Americana, Glamor, Movies
Style: Pop Art
Features: Limited Edition
Production Technique: Off set lithography
Item Width: 15 1/4 in
