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ANDY WARHOL (Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York) Dracula. 1981. Colour screenprint with diamond dust. TP 2/30, trial proof outside the edition of 200. Unique. Signed in pencil lower centre: Andy Warhol. Sheet size 96.5 × 96.5 cm on Lenox Museum Board. Published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York (verso with the stamp). Printed by Rupert Jason Smith, New York. From the 10-part series "Myths". Provenance: 1999 purchased by the present owner from Barrington Galleries New York, since then private collection Switzerland. Catalogue raisonné: Feldman/Schellmann, no. IIB.264. From his earliest youth, films were a source of great fascination for Andy Warhol, so that in his comprehensive oeuvre he turned to film again and again. In 1973/74 he produced the horror film “Andy Warhol’s Dracula” in collaboration with Paul Morrissey (screenplay and direction) after the classic text by Bram Stoker, although not much of the original is in evidence. As with the joint production of “Frankenstein”, this was a low budget production with violence, sex, and idiosyncratic humour, which was not suited to a wide cinema audience. The leading actor, Udo Kier as Count Dracula, was immortalised by Andy Warhol in a series of paintings and prints. The present unique trial proof, when compared with the edition prints and the other trial proofs, is notable for its intense colour. The red background and highlights add intensity to the image. While in the edition prints the figure almost merges with the dark background, in this work Dracula has an extraordinary presence. Warhol included Dracula in his “Myths” series of 1981, and placed him alongside figures such as Superman, Mickey Mouse, Mata Hari, Uncle Sam and Santa Claus, a mix of historical, literary, and comic strip characters typical of Warhol, representing everything from hero to antihero to villain. ANDY WARHOL (Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York) Dracula. 1981. Farbsiebdruck mit Diamantstaub. TP 2/30, Trial Proof ausserhalb der Auflage von 200. Unikat. Unten mittig mit Bleistift signiert: Andy Warhol. Blattmass 96,5 × 96,5 cm auf Lenox Museum Board. Erschienen bei Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York (verso mit dem Stempel). Gedruckt bei Rupert Jason Smith, New York. Aus der 10-teiligen Serie "Myths". Provenienz:1999 bei Barrington Galleries New York vom heutigen Besitzer erworben, seitdem Privatsammlung Schweiz. Werkverzeichnis: Feldman/Schellmann, Nr. III.264. Von frühester Jugend stellen Filme für Andy Warhol eine grosse Faszination dar, so dass er sich ihnen in seinem umfassenden Oeuvre auch immer wieder widmet. 1973/74 entsteht in Zusammenarbeit mit Paul Morissey (Buch und Regie) der Horrorfilm „Andy Warhols Dracula“ nach dem Klassiker von Bram Stoker, von dessen Vorlage jedoch nicht mehr viel zu finden ist. Wie schon die gemeinsame Produktion von "Frankenstein" handelt es sich um eine Low-Budget Produktion mit Gewalt, Sex und eigenwilligem Humor, die für ein breites Kinopublikum nicht geeignet ist. Den Hauptdarsteller Udo Kier als Graf Dracula verewigt Andy Warhol in einer Reihe von Gemälden und Druckgrafiken. Das vorliegende Trial Proof Unikat besticht, im Vergleich zur Auflage, aber auch zu anderen Trial Proofs, durch seine intensive Farbigkeit. Der rote Hintergrund und die Konturen verleihen der Darstellung eine grosse Intensität. Während in der Auflage die Figur fast mit dem dunklen Hintergrund verschmilzt, hat Dracula in diesem Werk eine aussergewöhnliche Präsenz. Warhol nimmt Dracula in seine Myths-Serie von 1981 auf und stellt ihn u.a. an die Seite von Superman, Mickey Mouse, Mata Hari, Uncle Sam und Santa Clause – eine, für Warhol charakterische Mischung aus historischen und literarischen Persönlichkeiten sowie Comic-Figuren, die vom Held über den Antiheld bis zum Bösewicht alles repräsentieren.
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8031 Zürich - Switzerland
07/04/2020
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