Vintage Limited Edition Print “100 Cans” by Warhol

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Love Andy Warhol? Suffering from an addiction to all things related to Pop Culture, which can only be solved by … Read more Love Andy Warhol? Suffering from an addiction to all things related to Pop Culture, which can only be solved by a hundred cans of Campbells Soup? Then this Andy Warhol rare vintage limited art gallery print of Warhol’s " 100 Cans " is clearly the answer! The print is part of a limited edition of 560 prints published by The Albright-Knox Art Gallery (the gallery which owns this iconic piece of art) in 1990. This print is in PRISTINE condition. It has JUST been picked up from the framers and is ready to be displayed, admired (dare we say “bragged about”! It has been framed in a stunning 3 inch thick rubbed matte black frame, with red and gold undertones with a custom gold fillet. Tucked behind UV Resistant Glass, and dry mounted on acid free FCB.

The viewing size of the print is 37.5 inches tall, by 24.5 inches wide. The total size of the framed piece measures 44 inches high, by 30 inches wide, by 1.5 inches deep.

The piece as described by the gallery. . .

“Before becoming the prolific artist he is known as today, Andy Warhol was the most successful and highly paid commercial illustrator in New York. Warhol’s paintings from the early 1960s were crucial in pioneering the breakdown between high and low art forms characteristic of Pop art, and his images of Marilyn Monroe, soup cans, and sensational newspaper stories quickly became synonymous with the emerging artistic movement.
Consumer goods and ad imagery were flooding the lives of Americans during this era, and Warhol turned his attention to consumer products like Coca-Cola and Campbell’s Soup as the basis for subtly re-creating this abundance. His use of everyday items encouraged people to be more observant of the world and commercial products around them. Warhol painted many works that feature soup cans, both individually and in groups. 100 Cans was painted by hand with the partial use of stencils; however, a closer look reveals that the cans are not identical. For example, the amount of black in the word “Soup” is not always consistent and the clarity of the word “Campbell’s” varies. The same year he made this painting, Warhol began using silk screen, which allowed him—and others—to produce his work in an assembly-line fashion that emphasized the ways in which everything can be processed and packaged for consumption, even art.” - Albright-Knox Art Gallery See less