On September 5th in New York, the 30th-anniversary edition of The Armory Show will kick off the city's fall art season, running until September 8th at the Javits Center. Over 235 galleries from 35 countries will converge in New York to celebrate three decades of the city's largest commercial art fair. Guy Hepner is excited to showcase a curated collection of prints by Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Roy Lichtenstein, highlighting iconic themes that connect these pop art legends.
There is no image more synonymous with Andy Warhol than Campbell’s Soup Cans. First created as a series of 32 canvases, each depicting a different variety of Campbell’s soup, Warhol then selected the most popular flavors and released them as limited edition prints. Portfolio I in 1968 and Portfolio II in 1969 that each feature ten works signed in ball-point pen by Andy Warhol and stamp numbered on the reverse. Firmly placed as the top example Tomato Soup F.S. II 46 is part of Portfolio I and though rare to market fetched $180,000 at auction January 2022. Accompanied by Onion Soup F.S. II 47 also from Portfolio I and Cream Of Mushroom Soup F.S. II 53 from Portfolio II there is no more classic pop imagery.
For a unique and rare Warhol that embodies the bright colors and pop imagery of the earlier career of the artist like flowers and newspaper clippings, Daily News is not only eye catching but has great presence. This was created as part of a campaign for New York Daily News when Warhol was still only working as a graphic designer for hire. This one of a kind work is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. It was procured from an individual who worked for the New York Daily News at the time and collaborated with Warhol on the project.
If you already have some Soup Cans by Andy Warhol in your collection or if you’re simply looking for something more colorful this pair of Dollar Sign F.S. II 280 in blue and yellow are something to consider. Created in 1982, once Warhol had experienced some fame each Dollar Sign exploits the relationship between art and commerce that was so central to the artist’s career. The works feature dollar signs in various sizes, with overlapping layers, creating a dynamic almost chaotic composition. The use of bright, contrasting colors adds to the visual impact, making the symbol even more striking and impossible to ignore. Each Dollar Sign is practically unique as each print has its own unique color combination, signed in pencil and numbered on the reverse from an even more limited edition of 25 unique variants.
There was no artist more passionate about art and activism than Keith Haring who spared nothing when it came to highlighting issues plaguing society during the 1980s that still have far reaching effects today. Attack On AIDS serves as a poignant example of Haring’s fierce dedication to raising awareness and destigmatizing HIV/AIDS at a time when doing so was almost radical or unheard of. The composition features two figures inexplicably interlocked in a physical altercation or exchange. Their clenched fists pierce through each other, inflicting mirroring wounds on their heads and torsos. The large, empty holes left on their bodies echo the ferocity of the disease while illustrating the vulnerability, grief and despair of those affected. Haring created the work on veneer plywood
Keith Haring introduced the rare Pyramids in 1989 just one year before his death in February 1990. In the series, he created four silkscreens on anodized aluminum pyramids in a limited edition of 30, employing contrasting hues of blue, yellow, teal and gold to depict his trademark genderless, raceless and classless figures representing humanity’s virtues and vices.
With a career spanning nearly four decades, Roy Lichtenstein is perhaps best known for his early iconic imagery from the early 1960s that he then drew inspiration from again towards the early 1990s. Crying Girl and Reverie display Lichtenstein’s preference for a primary color palette and emphasis on striking black and white Benday dots, a combination that created depth in an otherwise two dimensional composition. Focusing mostly on zoomed in female characters caught in the crosshairs of everyday activities, Lichtenstein elevates them from the realm of cartoon to the upper echelons of fine art. Lichtenstein would come back to the very imagery that gave him fame early on later in 1994 with Two Nudes. Using perspective, the artist floats two idyllic female nude characters within the depth of an interior displaying the contrast of hard and soft through line and Benday dots.
A rare and unique sketch by Roy Lichtenstein features the artist’s fascination with infrastructure of all kinds whether ancient or present day. Lichtenstein began to experiment with architectural forms in the late 1960s and would continue to explore various themes and interiors throughout the 1970s. Bearing his initials, RL this Pyramid drawing is perhaps one of the earliest examples known where the artist invites the viewer to explore the world around them.
There is no image more synonymous with Andy Warhol than Campbell’s Soup Cans. First created as a series of 32 canvases, each depicting a different variety of Campbell’s soup, Warhol then selected the most popular flavors and released them as limited edition prints. Portfolio I in 1968 and Portfolio II in 1969 that each feature ten works signed in ball-point pen by Andy Warhol and stamp numbered on the reverse. Firmly placed as the top example Tomato Soup F.S. II 46 is part of Portfolio I and though rare to market fetched $180,000 at auction January 2022. Accompanied by Onion Soup F.S. II 47 also from Portfolio I and Cream Of Mushroom Soup F.S. II 53 from Portfolio II there is no more classic pop imagery.
For a unique and rare Warhol that embodies the bright colors and pop imagery of the earlier career of the artist like flowers and newspaper clippings, Daily News is not only eye catching but has great presence. This was created as part of a campaign for New York Daily News when Warhol was still only working as a graphic designer for hire. This one of a kind work is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. It was procured from an individual who worked for the New York Daily News at the time and collaborated with Warhol on the project.
If you already have some Soup Cans by Andy Warhol in your collection or if you’re simply looking for something more colorful this pair of Dollar Sign F.S. II 280 in blue and yellow are something to consider. Created in 1982, once Warhol had experienced some fame each Dollar Sign exploits the relationship between art and commerce that was so central to the artist’s career. The works feature dollar signs in various sizes, with overlapping layers, creating a dynamic almost chaotic composition. The use of bright, contrasting colors adds to the visual impact, making the symbol even more striking and impossible to ignore. Each Dollar Sign is practically unique as each print has its own unique color combination, signed in pencil and numbered on the reverse from an even more limited edition of 25 unique variants.
There was no artist more passionate about art and activism than Keith Haring who spared nothing when it came to highlighting issues plaguing society during the 1980s that still have far reaching effects today. Attack On AIDS serves as a poignant example of Haring’s fierce dedication to raising awareness and destigmatizing HIV/AIDS at a time when doing so was almost radical or unheard of. The composition features two figures inexplicably interlocked in a physical altercation or exchange. Their clenched fists pierce through each other, inflicting mirroring wounds on their heads and torsos. The large, empty holes left on their bodies echo the ferocity of the disease while illustrating the vulnerability, grief and despair of those affected. Haring created the work on veneer plywood
Keith Haring introduced the rare Pyramids in 1989 just one year before his death in February 1990. In the series, he created four silkscreens on anodized aluminum pyramids in a limited edition of 30, employing contrasting hues of blue, yellow, teal and gold to depict his trademark genderless, raceless and classless figures representing humanity’s virtues and vices.
With a career spanning nearly four decades, Roy Lichtenstein is perhaps best known for his early iconic imagery from the early 1960s that he then drew inspiration from again towards the early 1990s. Crying Girl and Reverie display Lichtenstein’s preference for a primary color palette and emphasis on striking black and white Benday dots, a combination that created depth in an otherwise two dimensional composition. Focusing mostly on zoomed in female characters caught in the crosshairs of everyday activities, Lichtenstein elevates them from the realm of cartoon to the upper echelons of fine art. Lichtenstein would come back to the very imagery that gave him fame early on later in 1994 with Two Nudes. Using perspective, the artist floats two idyllic female nude characters within the depth of an interior displaying the contrast of hard and soft through line and Benday dots.
A rare and unique sketch by Roy Lichtenstein features the artist’s fascination with infrastructure of all kinds whether ancient or present day. Lichtenstein began to experiment with architectural forms in the late 1960s and would continue to explore various themes and interiors throughout the 1970s. Bearing his initials, RL this Pyramid drawing is perhaps one of the earliest examples known where the artist invites the viewer to explore the world around them.
September 3, 2024
