Andy Warhol: Ladies and Gentlemen

【Technique】 Color screenprint on paper 【Year of Production】 1975 【Edition Size】 150 【Signature】 Initialed "AW" in pencil in the lower right 【Publisher】 Studio G7 (Bologna, Italy) 【Artwork Size】 97.3 × 68.6 cm 【Catalogue Raisonné】 Feldman & Schellmann II.126 【Condition】 The work is mounted on board. The colors retain their depth, vibrancy, and freshness, and the overall preservation is excellent. There are slight creases in the margins and one small pinhole, but otherwise, the artwork remains in very good and attractive condition. 【About the Artwork】 The "Ladies & Gentlemen" series is one of Andy Warhol's most important portrait projects, created between 1974 and 1975. This series features drag queens and transgender performers from New York as its models. Unlike his previous portraits of movie stars and celebrities, Warhol shone a light on individuals who were not yet fully recognized by society at the time, expressing their individuality and presence through bold colors and powerful compositions. The vivid colors, the rich texture characteristic of silkscreen printing, and the bold compositions that highlight the subjects' expressions symbolize the maturation of Warhol's art in the 1970s. This series is now regarded as a project of particularly high historical and cultural significance among Warhol's works, and continues to be studied and exhibited in museums worldwide. "Ladies & Gentlemen" is one of the clearest examples of Warhol's exploration of themes such as "identity," "transformation," and "fame," and is highly regarded as a groundbreaking series that transcended pop art to anticipate issues of diversity and self-expression in contemporary society. This work is a rare edition of 150 produced in 1975, and holds an important position in contemporary art collections as one of Warhol's representative silkscreen works.