This instantly recognizable image dates to the same year that Warhol put on his show of sculptures comprised of many 'Brill soap pad' boxes, which caused a huge uproar; people were up in arms, decrying his mass-produced commercial products. David Bourdon describes what separates these works from Duchamp's controversial sculptures of a similar nature: "Warhol's boxes, in contrast to Duchamp's ready-mades, were re-created in another medium" (185). Warhol's signature screenprints were no different, as they often replicated the images from polaroid photos taken by the artist.

The self-portrait after which this porcelain plaque was created belongs to a series of four that is universally acclaimed as the artist's first seminal self-portrait. The trench coat, witty and flirtatious tilt of the head and of course the dark sunglasses all obscure the real Warhol. That the portrait comes from a photograph translated into another medium only increases the level of remove from the true persona of this enigmatic artist.

Created in 2010 by the Rosenthal Studio Line under a license from the Andy Warhol Foundation, this work is Numbered from the edition of 49 on a label fixed to the verso, which reads: "Andy Warhol Collection | Rosenthal | studio-line| limited edition XX/49". The original acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas after which the work is created was painted in 1964.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
This work is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnes and texts (copies will be enclosed with the invoice accompanying the final sale of the work).

1. Bourdon, David. Warhol. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1989. The original acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas after which this work was made is listed on p. 185 as plate no. 170.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:
This work is presented in the original thin, black metal frame, whose simplicity compliments the Pop Art style of the image.