" Andy Warhol : A Retrospective " Vintage 1989 First Edition Lithograph Print Hardcover Landmark Exhibition Pop Art Book

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This " Andy Warhol : A Retrospective " rare vintage 1989 first edition offset lithograph print iconic hardcover Museum of … Read more This " Andy Warhol : A Retrospective " rare vintage 1989 first edition offset lithograph print iconic hardcover Museum of Modern Art landmark exhibition collector's Pop Art book is an incredibly special and unique book to add to your library collection.

The monograph art book with printed acetate dust jacket is published by The Museum of Modern Art, New York on the occasion of the landmark retrospective exhibition February 6 - May 2, 1989.

Printed in The UNited States in 1989 by Eastern Press Inc, New Haven, Connecticut, dust jacket printed by Hopp Press Inc., Newark, New Jersey. It features an expansive exhibition survey collection of the artworks of Andy Warhol, with compelling accompanied text essays authored by Richard E. Oldenburg, Kynaston McShine, Robert Rosenblum, Benjamin H.D. Buchloh, and Marco Livingstone.

This is a rare opportunity for true Warhol and Pop Art fans and collectors, as this coveted 1st edition hardcover book is long out of print and very scarce to find.

Andy Warhol ( 1928 - 1987 ) is one of the singularly most well known Contemporary artists of all time. His imagery is recognized worldwide. His infamous life, art works, and creative endeavors are like no other artist. He is recognized as the very first artist to use common everyday objects and view them in a completely different way while paying homage to their role in our society. Glorifying the common as the beautiful, his technique utilizing a silkscreen method combined with hand finishing in a signature palette of vibrant color hues make the work stand on its own and loved by millions.

This remarkable book is a summation of the career of an American artist whose work uniquely embodies the cultural shocks and ambiguities of our times. A master of media and an impresario of personality, Andy Warhol by the time of his death in 1987 elevated himself to the timeless and spaceless realm of a Modern mythology. The exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art which this publication accompanied was the first full-scale, comprehensive Warhol retrospective. This volume, with more than six hundred illustrations, presented for the first time the full range of an astonishing oeuvre. This is the definitive book on Andy Warhol and his art.

" Andy Warhol : A Retrospective " provides acute analyses of the Avant-Garde and everyday sources of Warhol's work, his roots in both commercial and elite art, his relationships to his contemporaries in the arts and to American art-culture of the second half of The 20th Century, as well as his technical methods and revolutionary aesthetic impact.

The rare out of print 1st edition hardcover landmark volume art book measures 9 3/4" W X 11 1/4" H X 1 3/4" D, with 480 pages. It features 460 offset lithograph print illustrations, 277 in color and 176 reference illustrations. It is further enhanced with an artist chronology, Warhol in his own words, selected bibliography, lenders to the exhibition, photograph credits, and index of plates.

It is in excellent " like new " very clean condition consistent with age, and very light signs of handling. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. See less