Sigmund Freud Andy Warhol

• Iconic portrait of Freud from Warhol’s famous 1980 series ‘Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century’ • Vibrant colours and striking contours make Freud a Pop Art icon • A fascinating fusion of intellectual history and pop culture This portrait of Sigmund Freud forms part of the 1980 portfolio ‘Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century’, which Andy Warhol dedicated to ten outstanding figures who had a lasting influence on the scientific, intellectual and cultural life of the 20th century. Warhol depicts scientists, writers and philosophers using the same artistic techniques he had previously employed for Hollywood stars and celebrities. With vibrant colours and striking graphic accents, Warhol transforms the historical portrait of Freud into a contemporary pop icon. Warhol focuses less on the physical appearance of the founder of psychoanalysis and more on portraying his significance. Freud’s exploration of the subconscious and Andy Warhol’s preoccupation with the surface come into a fascinating clash here. With this portfolio – which, alongside Freud, also features figures such as Albert Einstein, Franz Kafka, Gertrude Stein and Sarah Bernhardt – Warhol broadens his range of subjects. Until then, he had primarily portrayed figures from film, politics and society whose fame was closely tied to the media landscape of their time. The ‘Ten Portraits’ depict figures whose intellectual achievements can be regarded as timeless, and in this way Andy Warhol combines high culture and pop culture in his own unique manner. | 1928 Pittsburgh - New York 1987 | Zeitgenössische Kunst | Druckgrafik | Nummer: 26x2132 | Provenance: Privatsammlung, Süddeutschland.

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