Andy Warhol

Head of a Girl and Children

About this artwork

During the early 1960s Warhol began to experiment with ways to be recognised as an artist in the world of fine art. The work he produced at this time is therefore experimental and displays some of the characteristics that would continue throughout his oeuvre, such as the use of appropriated imagery (often photographs from the library). Yet, it often lacks the confidence and simplicity of his Pop images which were to gain him that much-desired recognition. In this work he has combined several drawings of figures, possibly using a projector to subvert the scale, with washes of paint.

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  • artist:
    Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) American
  • title:
    Head of a Girl and Children
  • date created:
    1958 - 1961
  • materials:
    Graphite and gouache on paper
  • measurements:
    73.50 x 58.00 cm
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    ARTIST ROOMS National Galleries of Scotland and Tate. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund, 2008
  • accession number:
    AR00282
  • gallery:
This artwork is part of Artist Rooms
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Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol