Portrait of Marcel Proust by Andy Warhol

Portrait of Marcel Proust by Andy Warhol

$188,500.00
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Andy Warhol 1928-1987 | American Portrait of Proust Screenprint on paper laid on canvas Created by the legendary Pop artist Andy Warhol, Portrait of Marcel Proust occupies a unique position within the artist's extensive oeuvre. This singular screenprint on paper was produced in Warhol's printmaking studio and served as a preliminary study for an important project for art dealer Marie-Louise Jeanneret. Commissioned by a group of Italian collectors who were avid enthusiasts of Proust, Warhol utilized this work to create four paintings in acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen. These paintings were inspired by a renowned 1895 photograph of the French novelist, taken by Otto Wegener. In a departure from the original black-and-white tones of the photograph, Warhol employed this vivid orange-yellow ink, thus continuing his exploration of reinvigorating iconic historical images and elements of pop culture. This particular portrait of Proust reveals stylistic and thematic parallels with Warho

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