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ANDY WARHOL 1986 LMT ED LRG FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT "ALEXANDER THE GREAT" 1982

Description: THIS ANDY WARHOL RARE VINTAGE 1986 LIMITED EDITION LARGE FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT " ALEXANDER THE GREAT " 1982, IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE FINE ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS PUBLISHED BY THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART ( CMOA ) IN PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA, THE CITY OF WARHOL'S BIRTHPLACE. PRINTED IN A SERIES OF LIMITED EDITION COLOR LITHOGRAPH PRINTS BY THE MUSEUM IN 1986. THE PRINT IS SIGNED IN THE PLATE, HAND NUMBERED 135/2400 FROM THE EDITION OF 2400, CMOA STAMP ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY WARHOL IN 1982 TITLED " ALEXANDER THE GREAT ". ANDY WARHOL ( 1928 - 1987 ) IS ONE OF THE SINGULARLY MOST WELL KNOWN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. HIS IMAGERY IS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE. HIS INFAMOUS LIFE, ART WORKS, AND CREATIVE ENDEAVORS ARE LIKE NO OTHER ARTIST. HE IS CREDITED AS THE VERY FIRST ARTIST TO USE COMMON EVERYDAY OBJECTS AND VIEW THEM IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY WHILE PAYING HOMAGE TO THEIR ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY. GLORIFYING THE COMMON AS THE BEAUTIFUL. HIS TECHNIQUE UTILIZING A SILKSCREEN METHOD COMBINED WITH HAND FINISHING IN A SIGNATURE PALETTE OF VIBRANT COLOR HUES MAKE THE WORK STAND ON ITS OWN AND LOVED BY MILLIONS. IN 1982, THE ART DEALER ALEXANDER IOLAS WHO IS CREDITED WITH DISCOVERING ANDY WARHOL AND GIVING HIM HIS FIRST EXHIBIT, COMMISSIONED WARHOL TO CREATE A SERIES OF ARTWORKS FOR " THE SEARCH FOR ALEXANDER " EXHIBITION AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK. WARHOL CREATED WORKS OF THE GREEK EMPEROR ALEXANDER THE GREAT. DEPICTING THE VICTORIOUS LEADER IN POFILE WITH HIS HARSH BROW AND FLOWING LOCKS GAZING INTO THE DISTANCE, PROPELLING A HISTORICAL ICON INTO THE CONTEMPORARY SPHERE. BY THE 1980'S WARHOL HAD BEGUN TO APPLY THE SAME GRAPHIC LANGUAGE HE USED TO CREATE ICONIC CELEBRITY PORTRAITS TO THE MOTIFS OF ART HISTORY. FOR HIM, THIS WAS A REVOLUTIONARY STEP TOWARD TRADITION. WHILE DEPARTING FROM 20TH CENTURY POP CULTURE AND TURNING HIS HAND TO THE PAST, HE CONTINUED TO EXPLORE THE CENTRAL THEME OF THE CULT OF CELEBRITY. THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE ARTWORK ALEXANDER THE GREAT, WHERE EVEN CENTURIES AFTER THE EMPEROR'S DEATH, HIS IMAGE STANDS AS AN ULTIMATE SYMBOL OF GREEK MIGHT AND ELEGANCE - AND ONE OF WARHOL'S GREATEST EXPLORATIONS INTO THE POWER OF THE PORTRAIT. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT LARGE LITHOGRAPH PRINT MEASURES 23 5/8" W X 23 5/8" H. IT IS PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT PREMIUM PAPER STOCK WITH VIBRANT INK COLORS IN A MATTE FINISH. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VERY CLEAN CONDITION WITH VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE. * THIS PRINT WILL BE PACKED AND SHIPPED FLAT.

Price: 5400 USD

Location: Leawood, Kansas

End Time: 2023-12-03T03:27:51.000Z

Shipping Cost: 220 USD

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Item Specifics

All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Artist: Andy Warhol

Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work

Size: Medium (up to 36in.)

Signed: No

Color: PURPLE

Date of Creation: 1970-1989

Title: " ALEXANDER THE GREAT "

Material: Lithograph, Paper

Framing: Unframed

Original/Licensed Reprint: Limited Edition Print

Subject: Famous Paintings/Painters

Type: Print

Listed By: Dealer or Reseller

Year of Production: 1986

Item Height: 23 5/8"

Style: Contemporary Art, Modernism, Pop Art, Portraiture, Postmodernism

Theme: Art

Features: RARE OUT OF PRINT, HAND NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION, PLATE SIGNED

Production Technique: Lithograph

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Item Width: 23 5/8"

Time Period Produced: 1980-1989

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