Andy Warhol’s Flowers 68 (1970) is part of Andy Warhol’s Flowers portfolio. A sense of depth is communicated through the use of orange highlights around the flowers and deep green shadows that hug their lower edges. The varying shades of green behind the flowers makes them lends a certain naturalism to the work. Warhol’s Flowers 68 emphasizes the interplay between the flowers and their background, and is a wonderful addition to Andy Warhol’s Flowers portfolio.

Andy Warhol’s Flowers is based on a photo by Patricia Caulfield that appeared in the June 1968 issue of the magazine Popular Photography. The original image was cropped and the colors inverted before Warhol added washes of vibrant dyes to the flower petals by hand. The flowers depicted are hibiscus flowers, specifically the mandrinette. Flowers is often viewed as a departure from Warhol’s typical work, which is known for centering around celebrities and well-known brands. The original image was not particularly famous before his appropriation of it, and the floral subject matter is not particularly related to pop culture or commercialism. However, flowers are a subject that Warhol continually revisits in his oeuvre. His work with advertisements are made powerful due to their contexts, but flowers are timeless. This is undoubtedly a reason why the Flowers series remains one of Warhol’s most popular portfolios.

Created in 1970, Andy Warhol’s Flower 68 is a color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board and is hand signed in ballpoint pen on verso. It is a unique work of an edition of 250, published by Factory Additions, New York and printed by Aetna Silkscreen Products, Inc., New York.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Andy Warhol Flowers 68, from Flowers is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés 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. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962 – 1987, 4th Ed. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2003. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. FS IIB.68.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Andy Warhol Flowers 68, 1970 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.

Looking to Sell Andy Warhol Flowers FS II.68?

If you own Andy Warhol Flowers 68, from the Flowers Portfolio, 1970, FS II.68 and are considering selling, Masterworks Fine Art is actively interested in acquiring important Warhol prints. This distinctive color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board—with orange highlights around the flowers and deep green shadows against a layered green background—is one of the ten images from Warhol’s celebrated 1970 Flowers portfolio. It measures 36 x 36 inches, was issued in an edition of 250, with 26 artist’s proofs lettered A–Z, and was printed by Aetna Silkscreen Products, Inc. and published by Factory Additions, New York.

The value of Flowers FS II.68 can vary based on condition, edition or proof designation, signature, provenance, color quality and current collector demand. We review the exact impression along with relevant recent sales and private-market activity.

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