Andy Warhol Electric Chairs, 1971 FS II.79 is the darkest print in his Electric Chairs portfolio. The print features an image of New York's Sing Sing Penitentiary's electric chair, known as "Old Sparky." The dark color scheme matches the heavy imagery of the electric chair. In 1968, Warhol suffered a gunshot wound from radical feminist, Valerie Solanas, and was forever changed by the traumatic near death experience. The event marked a change in the artist's work, and he began to explore themes like death and violence. The year Warhol created this portfolio the death penalty was the center of intense national discussion. The federal government banned the death penalty in 1972 nationwide. Electric Chairs is a powerful combination of social commentary and personal thematic exploration.

Created in 1971, this work is a screenprint on paper, hand signed by Andy Warhol in ball-point pen on verso.  Numbered from an edition of 250, dated '71 in ball-point and numbered with a rubber stamp on verso, aside from 50 Artist Proofs numbered in Roman numerals, signed and dated in ball-point pen on verso and stamped 'AP' and numbered with a rubber stamp on verso.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Andy Warhol Electric Chairs, 1971 FS II.79 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonné and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).

1. Feldman, Frayda and Jörg Schellmann, A Catalogue Raisonne, 4th ed. Listed as catalogue raisonné no. II.79.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Andy Warhol Electric Chairs, 1971 FS II.79 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.