Fine Pop Art limited edition print - illustration - birds, Andy Warhol, signed & deals numbered

Offering a fine artwork:

Birds

- offset lithograph from illustration series, limited edition of 300 proofs, numbered in pencil verso
- stamp signed with artists signature stamp in the lower right
- dimensions: 21.0 x 29.6 cm
- reference stamp on verso from the publisher
- on fine quality, archival, matte, thick paper, in very good condition
- sold as after the artist, as-is
- accompanied by a short bio of the artist

Before his fame, Warhol developed his signature style with a different form of design: commercial illustration.
One word that reappears again and again to describe Warhol's illustrations is “whimsical.” They have a casual, lighthearted air and rarely conform to normal proportions. Warhol stretched and compressed his designs at whim and applied detail in some places but not in others.
In many of these illustrations, you can see Warhol's blotted line technique. He would apply abundant ink to paper and then blot it while it was still wet. The technique was akin to a very simple form of print making, and so it can be seen as a precursor to his splotchy, photograph-derived prints. It creates small imperfections — smudges, smears and lines of varying width.
Two of Warhol's favorite subjects were cars and women's shoes — both symbolic of American consumerism that he would spend the bulk of his career investigating.
A skilled and inventive illustrator, Warhol won several Art Director's Club awards for his work on LP cover designs, I. Miller shoe drawings, and additional advertising work. Warhol also illustrated several books, most notably 25 Cats Named Sam and One Blue Pussy, Love Is A Pink Cake, and Wild Raspberries.


Andy Warhol was one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century, creating some of the most recognizable images ever produced. Challenging the idealist visions and personal emotions conveyed by abstraction, Warhol embraced popular culture and commercial processes to produce work that appealed to the general public. He was one of the founding fathers of the Pop art movement.
Warhol pioneered the development of the process whereby an photographic image is transferred to a silk screen that is then placed on a canvas and inked from the back. Each Warhol silkscreen used this technique that enabled him to produce the series of mass-media images – repetitive, yet with slight variations – that he deals began in 1962. Of his prints, Warhol has said “the reason I'm painting this way is that I want to be a machine, and I feel that whatever I do and do machine-like is what I want to do.”
To reinforce this statement Andy Warhol launched his print publishing company that he named Factory Additions. The enterprise was timely; the past five years had seen Warhol rise from graphic illustrator to silver-haired art star, celebrated for blurring the boundaries between high and low culture by making everyday objects seem beautiful and aspirational
It could be argued that printing was central to the way Warhol saw the world. The silkscreens and other media prints are the works Warhol is best know for, these Andy Warhol prints include such iconic images as Campbell's Soup cans, dollar bills, Coca-Cola bottles, and the faces of celebrities. Still today, these massively recognizable images serve as a beacon of popular culture.



The artwork will make a great gift or can be a valuable new addition to your art collection or interior.

Perfect size for reasonably priced mat and frame.

Quick & reliable shipping next business day after order is placed & cleared. Shipped as signed for mail with tracking.
Regular delivery times are approximately:
US: 15 - 25 days
EU : 10 - 20 days (may vary country to country)
Japan: 15 days
Asia: 20 - 25 days (may vary country to country)
Australia: 30+ days
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Delivery times for national post may change due to various conditions affecting air traffic.

Express shipping available upon request, with delivery times usually around 5 business days, in this case please contact us.

Packed with care using various protective layers to ensure safe delivery.

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