Self-Portrait

1986

Andy Warhol

Painter, American, 1928 - 1987

A man’s face printed in hot pink and banana yellow against a black background is repeated four times in this square silkscreen painting. The portraits are arranged in a grid of two by two. The man has a mop of spiky, unruly hair, heavy black brows, and a wide nose. His lips are set in a line over a rounded chin. Each one shows the man with a slightly different expression, some with his chin pulled back and others are straight on, but all look steadily at us with black eyes. The pink and yellow faces overlap but are out of alignment in each portrait. Pink and yellow edges surround each black square.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    overall: 203.2 x 203.2 cm (80 x 80 in.)

  • Accession

    2000.28.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gagosian Gallery, New York); purchased 13 March 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Andy Warhol. Selbstportraits/Self-Portraits, Kunstverein St. Gallen Kunstmuseum; Sprengel Museum, Hannover; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 2004-2005, no. 36, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20197938


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