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Andy Warhol - Knifes (1982).

Currency:GBP Category:Collectibles Start Price:385.00 GBP Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,800.00 GBP
Andy Warhol - Knifes (1982).
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Repeated bands of red, green and blue, 'Knives', is a dramatic and poignant composition by the master of American Pop Art, presenting an eminently recognizable symbol: the commonplace kitchen knife.

The Warhol lithograph is signed by Warhol in pencil in bottom right hand corner, and is stamped twice on verso by The Estate. Further supplied with an Estate letter. The artwork measures (with all borders) 15x11 inches.

Following the attempt on his life in 1968, Warhol became concerned with the depiction of violence, confronting the morbidity of everyday life.
Warhol, who for decades had attempted to replicate the blunt and bloody truths of America's society, was riveted with the terrors of American crime. Fascinated with the notion of celebrity, the artist is famed for his depictions of glamorous icons of Pop Culture; in Knives and other works concerned with death and disaster the artist unveils how his preoccupation with contemporary culture had a darker side.