Blackglama (Judy Garland) Trial Proof by Andy Warhol

Blackglama (Judy Garland) Trial Proof by Andy Warhol

Blackglama (Judy Garland) Trial Proof from the Ads series by Andy Warhol. The Ads Portfolio of prints by Andy Warhol is one of his most sought after and iconic sets of prints. This Andy Warhol portfolio includes images of James Dean, Chanel and Life Savers. The Ads portfolio is made up of ten screen prints on Lenox Museum Board by Andy Warhol.

In this signature screen print, Warhol took inspiration from Judy Garland’s ad campaign for Blackglama fur, recasting it in electric pinks, purples, and blues. From his iconic images of Marilyn Monroe to Elvis Presley, Warhol keenly observed the glamour of celebrity, making Garland a perfect subject for the master of American Pop.

Depending on your point of view, Andy Warhol is the greatest American artist of the second half of the 20th century or a corrupter of art who destroyed painting and took us down the slippery slope of postmodernism. He is either a cultural transformer or a purveyor of campy kitsch. Descriptions of his personality range from “legendary sweetness” to “cold as a meat locker,” naïf peasant to cynical sophisticate, fine artist to con artist. In the first part of his career he was an iconoclast, in the second, the artist as businessman.

Andy Warhol was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Andy Warhol’s works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. Andy Warhol’s Marilyn and Andy Warhol’s Soup Cans are some of the most recognized and collectible of his artworks. From Andy Warhol Paintings to Andy Warhol Prints and unique pieces, the artist’s works are available for sale from Guy Hepner.