Self-Portrait

1981-1982

Andy Warhol

Associated Names
Andy Warhol

Artist, American, 1928 - 1987

The image displays a person's head and upper shoulders. The individual is positioned with their shoulders turned slightly away from the camera and their head turned towards it. They have a fair complexion with distinct facial features, including prominent eyebrows and vivid red lipstick. Their hair is shoulder-length, styled in soft waves and light blonde. They are wearing a white collared shirt and a striped necktie in shades of red and blue. The background is plain, light beige, and at the bottom, "ANDY WARHOL" is embossed.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye diffusion transfer print (Polacolor)

  • Credit Line

    Glenstone in honor of Eileen and Michael Cohen

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.5 x 7.2 cm (3 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 10.9 x 8.5 cm (4 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.30.47

  • Copyright

    (c) 2009 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / ARS, New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eileen and Michael Cohen, New York; NGA purchase (through Zwirner and Wirth, New York), 2008.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2003

  • Fogle, Douglas.The Last Picture Show: Artists Using Photography, 1960-1982. Minneapolis, MN: Walker Art Center, 2003.

Inscriptions

lower right embossed: © Andy Warhol; on verso, by unknown hand, across upper center in graphite: FA03.00137; across lower center, stamped in black ink: POLACOLOR 2 J110331

Wikidata ID

Q64074360

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