Self-Portrait with Fright Wig

1986

Andy Warhol

Associated Names
Andy Warhol

Artist, American, 1928 - 1987

The image shows the upper part of a person's body, depicting a head and some of the shoulder area. The person is facing directly towards the camera with a neutral expression. They have prominent facial features, including pronounced cheekbones, a straight nose, and thin lips. The person's hair is strikingly voluminous and styled to stand up, with a light blond or grey color. They are wearing a black turtleneck that covers the neck and part of their shoulders. There is no visible jewelry or objects being held. The background is a solid dark color.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    dye diffusion transfer print (Polacolor)

  • Credit Line

    Glenstone in honor of Eileen and Michael Cohen

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.4 x 7.2 cm (3 11/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 10.8 x 8.5 cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.30.49

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

across lower right: © Andy Warhol [embossed]; upper left on verso hand-written in graphite: FA02.00180; lower center in black ink: polacolor ® M42K064E; lower right hand-written in graphite: T. J. H.; lower right stamped in blue ink: The Estate of Andy Warhol; lower left stamped in blue ink: [illegible] AW

Wikidata ID

Q64074364

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