? The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London 2009
Self-Portrait in Dark Suit
1986
- Artist Rooms
Although Warhol was unhappy with his appearance throughout his life, self-portraiture was a recurring theme in his oeuvre. Role-playing was a central aspect of many of his self-portraits and his Polaroid camera was an effective means of quickly documenting his changing personae. In this work he is remarkably subdued (in comparison with his `Self-Portrait with Fright Wig? for example), wearing a sombre dark suit and tie; his renowned blonde wig is conservatively styled. With his head resting on his hand he stares into space seemingly bored and disinterested. This work was made a year before Warhol?s death in 1987.
