Flowers (Hand-colored) (F & S II.114) is one of ten screenprints from Andy Warhol’s 1974 *Hand-Colored Flowers* portfolio—a series that marked a notable departure from the artist’s signature Pop Art style. Building on his earlier *Black and White Flowers* series, this body of work continues Warhol’s exploration of line-based composition, originally inspired by floral images sourced from the wallpaper catalog Interpretive Flower Designs. While the black-and-white series emphasized stark outlines and form, the Hand-Colored iteration brings these same designs to life through color.

In this series, Warhol applies Dr. Martin’s aniline watercolor dyes, allowing pigments to bleed and flow with a spontaneous elegance that adds a vibrant, expressive quality to the flowers. The result is a hybrid of controlled design and painterly looseness—a rare glimpse into Warhol’s more hands-on and intimate artistic process.

Works like Flowers (Hand-colored) (F & S II.114) reflect a return to Warhol’s roots in commercial illustration, evoking his early career creating hand-drawn advertisements for fashion and consumer products. This hand-colored approach stands in contrast to the impersonal, mass-produced feel of his iconic Campbell’s Soup cans or Coca-Cola bottles. Here, the artist’s touch is unmistakably present in every nuanced stroke and hue.

Rather than aiming for mechanical perfection, Warhol embraces imperfection and individuality in this series, making *Flowers (Hand-Colored)* a deeply personal and collectible chapter of his oeuvre—one that reveals the quieter, more reflective side of a famously enigmatic artist.

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