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SAS Passenger Ticket, 1968
Screen print
26 x 48 in 66 x 121.9 cm
Edition
250
Andy Warhol's SAS Passenger Ticket was created in 1971. It's part of his larger body of work that explores consumer culture, celebrity, and the banality of everyday objects.The artwork depicts a Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) passenger ticket, rendered in Warhol's signature style of bold colors and repeated patterns. Warhol was known for taking ordinary objects and elevating them to the status of art, often by reproducing them multiple times in a grid-like format.With SAS Passenger Ticket, Warhol transforms something as mundane as a plane ticket into a work of art, prompting viewers to reconsider the value and significance of everyday items in contemporary society. As with much of Warhol's work, there's a sense of irony and critique underlying the seemingly simple subject matter, inviting viewers to reflect on consumerism, travel, and the commodification of experiences.The SAS Passenger Ticket is a quintessential example of Warhol's ability to blur the lines between high and low culture, challenging conventional notions of art and inviting viewers to reconsider the world around them.
Price on Application
Auction History
SAS passenger tickets · Andy Warhol · Stockholms Auktionsverk · 2008-04 · $1,656
SAS passenger ticket · Andy Warhol · Bukowskis · 2007-10 · $1,388

SAS passenger ticket · Andy Warhol · De Vuyst · 2012-03 · $13,103

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