Fine Art Poster
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A giclée print on 200gsm matte fine art paper, using a twelve-colour process for accurate, fade-resistant colour. Supplied unframed, delivered flat or rolled.
Self-Portrait (1966) - Andy Warhol
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$39.00 USD
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$39.00 USD
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Description
A striking 1966 self-portrait by Andy Warhol, utilising his signature high-contrast silkscreen technique to explore identity and mass production.
This work is a quintessential example of the screen-printing techniques employed by Andy Warhol during the mid-1960s. By this period, Warhol had moved away from the hand-painted aesthetic of his earlier career, embracing the mechanical reproduction processes that defined his studio practice at The Factory. The image relies on high-contrast photographic source material, which is flattened through the application of bold, non-naturalistic colour fields.
In this specific composition, the artist presents a fragmented view of his own visage. The heavy reliance on shadow obscures much of the facial structure, creating a sense of anonymity despite the subject being the artist himself. The use of saturated blue against a stark, contrasting background is characteristic of his experiments with colour variation, where the same source image could be reinterpreted through different ink combinations. This approach removed the traditional painterly touch, allowing the medium of silkscreen to dictate the final output.
Warhol often used his own image to explore the concept of the celebrity as a commodity. By repeating his likeness in various colourways, he transformed the self-portrait into a mass-produced icon. The work reflects the broader cultural shift toward the image-saturated environment of the post-war era. The stark lighting and the deliberate cropping of the frame focus the viewer on the graphic quality of the print rather than a psychological study of the subject. It is a calculated exercise in surface and repetition, stripping away the personal to reveal the public persona. The resulting print is a study in the tension between the mechanical process and the individual identity, capturing the detached, observational quality that defined Warhol's contribution to twentieth-century visual culture.
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Each print is produced to order using 12-colour giclée printing on FSC-certified archival paper. Designed in Britain and printed at your nearest production hub to reduce waste and speed up delivery.
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Every Solis piece is made to order with archival, gallery-quality materials built to last.
- Museum-grade giclée printing for rich, fade-resistant colour
- Archival matte fine-art paper, FSC-certified
- Multiple sizes and framing options available
- Frames in black, natural wood, dark wood or white
- Framed prints arrive ready to hang
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- Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth
- Avoid prolonged direct sunlight
- Never use liquid cleaners on the print or canvas surface
- Keep in a dry, room-temperature space
- Handle prints with clean, dry hands
Materials & Sizing
Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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Self-Portrait (1966) - Andy Warhol
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From $39.00 USD
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From $39.00 USD
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Fine Art Poster / Small Square (30x30 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Andy Warhol
Warhol grew up in Pittsburgh, the son of Carpatho-Rusyn immigrants from what is now Slovakia. His father was a construction worker. His mother, Julia, made tin flowers and sold them door to door. She also drew. When Andy was ill as a child (he had chorea, a nervous system disorder that kept him bedridden for stretches), she sat with him making paper cutouts and teaching him to draw. She later moved to New York to live with him and addressed envelopes for his early commercial work. Her handwriting appeared on his artwork. She was good at cats.
He moved to New York after graduating from Carnegie Tech in 1949 and spent the 1950s as a commercial illustrator. He was successful at it: shoe drawings for I. Miller, album covers, magazine illustrations. The work was loose, charming, and camp. He won awards. But commercial art was not taken seriously, and Warhol wanted to be taken seriously.
The Campbell's Soup Cans came in 1962. Thirty-two canvases, one for each flavour. Then Marilyn, then Elvis, then the car crashes and electric chairs. The technique was silk-screen printing: photographic images transferred to canvas through a mesh screen and printed in flat, commercial colours. The process removed the artist's hand almost entirely, which was the point. Warhol made art that looked like it had been manufactured, in a culture that manufactured everything.
The Factory, his silver-foiled studio on East 47th Street, became the centre of a scene that included musicians, actors, drag queens, socialites, and addicts, sometimes all at once. He made films. He started Interview magazine. He managed the Velvet Underground. He was shot by Valerie Solanas in 1968 and nearly died; he wore a surgical corset for the rest of his life.
His late work, often dismissed, includes the Oxidation Paintings (made with urine on metallic paint), the Shadow series, and the Last Supper paintings. He died in 1987 after gallbladder surgery, at fifty-eight. His estate was valued at around 600 million dollars.
He moved to New York after graduating from Carnegie Tech in 1949 and spent the 1950s as a commercial illustrator. He was successful at it: shoe drawings for I. Miller, album covers, magazine illustrations. The work was loose, charming, and camp. He won awards. But commercial art was not taken seriously, and Warhol wanted to be taken seriously.
The Campbell's Soup Cans came in 1962. Thirty-two canvases, one for each flavour. Then Marilyn, then Elvis, then the car crashes and electric chairs. The technique was silk-screen printing: photographic images transferred to canvas through a mesh screen and printed in flat, commercial colours. The process removed the artist's hand almost entirely, which was the point. Warhol made art that looked like it had been manufactured, in a culture that manufactured everything.
The Factory, his silver-foiled studio on East 47th Street, became the centre of a scene that included musicians, actors, drag queens, socialites, and addicts, sometimes all at once. He made films. He started Interview magazine. He managed the Velvet Underground. He was shot by Valerie Solanas in 1968 and nearly died; he wore a surgical corset for the rest of his life.
His late work, often dismissed, includes the Oxidation Paintings (made with urine on metallic paint), the Shadow series, and the Last Supper paintings. He died in 1987 after gallbladder surgery, at fifty-eight. His estate was valued at around 600 million dollars.
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The same fine art print in a solid wood frame with UV-protective acrylic glaze and rigid backing. Five frame colours. Arrives ready to hang.
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