Details Of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth Of Venus, 1482) (F. & S. II.318)
Details Of Renaissance Paintings (Sandro Botticelli, Birth Of Venus, 1482) (F. & S. II.318)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
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$260,000-$360,000 Value Indicator
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¥24,020,000-¥33,620,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 70
Year: 1984
Size: H 81cm x W 112cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Ketterer Kunst Hamburg | Germany | |||
| March 2024 | Sotheby's London | United Kingdom | |||
| December 2023 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2019 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| October 2018 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| October 2017 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| April 2017 | Christie's New York | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
Andy Warhol’s print Sandro Botticelli, Birth Of Venus, 1482) (F. & S. II.318) draws from Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus (c. 1485-1486). The original painting commissioned by Lorenzo de’ Medici, depicts the Roman goddess Venus emerging from the sea as described in her creation myth. Warhol has adopted this highly recognisable image and transferred it to the twentieth-century medium of screen printing, cropping the scene to include only the goddess of love’s head. Her darkened face and fiery yellow-orange hair stand out from the white-washed background.
Produced in the last years of his life, Warhol’s Details of Renaissance Paintings series adapts Italian Renaissance masterpieces by the likes of Paolo Uccello, Leonardo da Vinci, and Sandro Botticeli. This particular image from Botticelli diverges most from the Quattrocento master’s palette. Warhol replaces the naturalistic peaches and blue sea with red and black skin reminiscent of a heat map. Despite cropping, overdrawing, and altering colour and tone, the image remains totally recognisable. Thus, Warhol has effectively applied his treatment of celebrity even to Roman goddesses and Renaissance masters.
Andy Warhol was a leading figure of the Pop Art movement and is often considered the father of Pop Art. Born in 1928, Warhol allowed cultural references of the 20th century to drive his work. From the depiction of glamorous public figures, such as Marilyn Monroe, to the everyday Campbell’s Soup Can, the artist challenged what was considered art by blurring the boundaries between high art and mass consumerism. Warhol's preferred screen printing technique further reiterated his obsession with mass culture, enabling art to be seen as somewhat of a commodity through the reproduced images in multiple colour ways.
