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ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)

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<div>Andy Warhol’s<em> Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup </em>(1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div>The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two<em> Campbell’s Soup Cans</em> paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div><em>Vegetable Soup</em> was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, <em>Vegetable Soup </em>embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.</div> <div>Andy Warhol’s<em> Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup </em>(1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div>The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two<em> Campbell’s Soup Cans</em> paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div><em>Vegetable Soup</em> was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, <em>Vegetable Soup </em>embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.</div> <div>Andy Warhol’s<em> Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup </em>(1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div>The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two<em> Campbell’s Soup Cans</em> paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div><em>Vegetable Soup</em> was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, <em>Vegetable Soup </em>embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.</div> <div>Andy Warhol’s<em> Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup </em>(1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div>The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two<em> Campbell’s Soup Cans</em> paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div><em>Vegetable Soup</em> was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, <em>Vegetable Soup </em>embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.</div> <div>Andy Warhol’s<em> Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup </em>(1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div>The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two<em> Campbell’s Soup Cans</em> paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div><em>Vegetable Soup</em> was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, <em>Vegetable Soup </em>embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.</div> <div>Andy Warhol’s<em> Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup </em>(1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div>The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two<em> Campbell’s Soup Cans</em> paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div><em>Vegetable Soup</em> was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, <em>Vegetable Soup </em>embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.</div> <div>Andy Warhol’s<em> Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup </em>(1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div>The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two<em> Campbell’s Soup Cans</em> paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div><em>Vegetable Soup</em> was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, <em>Vegetable Soup </em>embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.</div> <div>Andy Warhol’s<em> Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup </em>(1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div>The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two<em> Campbell’s Soup Cans</em> paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div><em>Vegetable Soup</em> was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, <em>Vegetable Soup </em>embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.</div> <div>Andy Warhol’s<em> Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup </em>(1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div>The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two<em> Campbell’s Soup Cans</em> paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div><em>Vegetable Soup</em> was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, <em>Vegetable Soup </em>embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.</div> <div>Andy Warhol’s<em> Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup </em>(1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div>The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two<em> Campbell’s Soup Cans</em> paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.</div> <br> <br><div> </div> <br> <br><div><em>Vegetable Soup</em> was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, <em>Vegetable Soup </em>embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.</div>
Campbell's Soup I: Vegetable Soup196835 x 23 in.(88.9 x 58.42 cm) screenprint on paper
Provenance
Private Collection
Literature
Feldman, F. & Schellmann, J., 1985, Andy Warhol Prints: a catalogue raisonné, R. Feldman Fine Arts, II.48

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Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup I: Vegetable Soup (1968) is part of his first screenprint portfolio dedicated to the iconic soup cans, produced in an edition of 250 with additional artist’s proofs. This impression, numbered 198/250, translates one of Warhol’s most famous painted subjects into the medium that would define his career.


 


The speed with which the art world embraced Warhol was remarkable: in July 1962, his thirty-two Campbell’s Soup Cans paintings debuted at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, quickly cementing his reputation. Those early canvases, among his last hand-painted works, appeared almost mechanically produced, but Warhol soon abandoned the brush in favor of silkscreen, a commercial process that allowed for both endless repetition and striking variations of his chosen subjects.


 


Vegetable Soup was one of the original thirty-two varieties and remains a pop culture phenomenon, continually reappearing on everything from plates and mugs to t-shirts, neckties, and even surfboards. Warhol’s transformation of an everyday supermarket staple into an enduring icon underscores his genius for elevating the ordinary into the realm of high art. With its crisp outlines and industrial precision, Vegetable Soup embodies the artist’s most radical contribution: the merging of consumer culture with fine art.
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