ANDY WARHOL In the BOTTOM of my GARDEN Cuddling Cherubs Signed Lithograph
Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Untitled, "In the Bottom of my Garden", series, c1956. Watercolor on offset lithograph. Two cuddling Cherubs . Frame measures 14" x 17", lithograph measures 10 1/2" x 8". Signed at base.
Over all very good, but slight wrinkling at the top of the paper, does not affect the image. Also the signature appears to have bled but I am thinking that is original to the piece from when he signed it. There is no water damage.
info from Artsy:
In the Bottom of My Garden
Before Andy Warhol gained art world stardom for his portrayals of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell’s Soup Cans, he worked as a commercial illustrator, creating dainty sketches of cats, angels, shoes, and cakes. Featuring hand-drawn outlines and pastel watercolors, Warhol’s illustrations from the 1940s and ’50s reveal a more delicate side to the larger-than-life artist. Warhol often turned to his mother Julia (who he lived with on the Upper East Side of New York City) to write the script text that accompanied his sketches—an early sign of the collaborative approach to artmaking he would bring to The Silver Factory a decade later. In addition to his advertising work for commercial clients, Warhol illustrated eight books during this period, including his humorous take on famous love stories Love Is A Pink Cake (1953), his ode to his many feline pets 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy (1954), and his fanciful cookbook of elaborate cakes Wild Raspberries (1959).
Before Andy Warhol gained art world stardom for his portrayals of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell’s Soup Cans, he worked as a commercial illustrator, creating dainty sketches of cats, angels, shoes, and cakes. Featuring hand-drawn outlines and pastel watercolors, Warhol’s illustrations from the 1940s and ’50s reveal a more delicate side to the larger-than-life artist. Warhol often turned to his mother Julia (who he lived with on the Upper East Side of New York City) to write the script text that accompanied his sketches—an early sign of the collaborative approach to artmaking he would bring to The Silver Factory a decade later. In addition to his advertising work for commercial clients, Warhol illustrated eight books during this period, including his humorous take on famous love stories Love Is A Pink Cake (1953), his ode to his many feline pets 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy (1954), and his fanciful cookbook of elaborate cakes Wild Raspberries (1959).
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