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Castelli Gallery 1982

On Tour On tour at UK / BELFAST / THE METROPOLITAN ARTS CENTRE

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Warhol had a joint exhibition with the German-born photographer Hans Namuth at New York?s Castelli Gallery in 1982. Namuth specialised in portraits and is most famous for his photographs of Jackson Pollock creating his iconic drip paintings. This portrait is part of his project to photograph the artists represented by Castelli. It shows Warhol standing in front of Rubens?s painting `Reconciliation of the Queen and her Son?, which was part of his Marie de Medici Cycle. Rubens was famous for painting the celebrities of his day, providing them with an image to bolster their power. Warhol did the same with his pop portraits, indeed Robert Rosenblum described him as ?an ideal court painter?. Rubens also employed a large studio of assistants which is paralleled in Warhol?s Factory.

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Medici

A wealthy and important family who ruled Florence for much of the 15th to the 18th centuries. During this period they commissioned many great artists and architects including Fra Angelico, Donatello, and Botticelli.

Pop Art

An art movement of the 1950s to the 1970s that was primarily based in Britain and the United States. Pop artists are so called because of their use of imagery from popular culture. They also introduced techniques and materials from the commercial world, such as screen-printing, to fine art practice.

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  • Acc. No. AR00437
  • Medium Lithograph
  • Size 55.90 x 50.80 cm
  • Credit ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008

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