Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol was one of pop art’s most important artists in the USA. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator in New York, he turned to art. At the start of the 1960s, he initially used motifs from advertising, such as cans of Campbell’s soup. Screen printing and stencilling were among his preferred techniques for reproducing his subjects.

His ‘Death and Disasters’ series, created from 1962 onwards, found little favour with collectors. However, the ‘Flowers’ series from 1964 onwards, showing hibiscus blossoms in bright colours, was received very differently: This iconic series is among Warhol’s most popular – along with ‘Marilyn Monroe’, ‘Mona Lisa’, ‘Jackie Kennedy’, ‘Grace Kelly’, ‘John Wayne’, ‘Mick Jagger’ and ‘Mao’.