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Andy Warhol
Mick Jagger (FS II.147)
1975

About the Item

From the edition of 250. The specific edition number will only be provided to the buyer at the actual point of sale. Please message us to request this information at the point of purchase. Mick Jagger 147 by Andy Warhol is one of ten prints included in Warhol’s Mick Jagger portfolio from 1975. This series captures the famous rock star from a variety of angles, each of which shows a different side of Jagger’s persona. The Mick Jagger portfolio presents the same repetitive style seen in works like Warhol’s Marilyn and Mao series. This time, however, Warhol‘s subject delivers a myriad of facial expressions. In Mick Jagger 147, the Rolling Stones frontman stares straight at the viewer, his face resting against his intertwined fingers. This image presents a more serious side of the rock star, a more intimate version of himself. Warhol’s meticulous use of color highlights Jagger’s infamous and recognizable features. The portrait is mostly black and white, with gleaming hair and an orange overlay on one side of his face. It is no surprise that Warhol had a clear fascination with Hollywood, fame, and celebrity life. His love for these stars and their extravagant lifestyles became a common theme in Warhol’s work. Icons of pop culture infatuated Andy, who sought to reflect their starry image back to his audience. Some of Warhol’s other work which features well-known Hollywood stars include his Liz Taylor portraits, Marilyn Monroe series, and Grace Kelly prints, all of which are on display at the Revolver Gallery. Andy Warhol and Mick Jagger first met in 1964 at a party for the Rolling Stones in New York. The band was in the middle of its first US tour, and Warhol was right in the midst of his rise to fame. Jagger would eventually become an active member of the Factory scene, which led to the friendship between him and the artist. Andy Warhol soon became very close friends with Jagger and his wife Bianca, and even taught their daughter Jade how to paint. Although Warhol admired many of his subjects, the bond between him and Jagger was more than a personal friendship. Not only were the two close acquaintances, but they collaborated many times in their professional life as well, working together for the first time in 1971 on the album artwork for Sticky Fingers. This iconic cover design features a close up of a man’s crotch in tight jeans, with a functional zipper and belt buckle. This record goes down in history as one of the most famous album covers of all time. When talking about his admiration for Jagger, Warhol once said, “1 – He’s very talented; 2 – He’s very intelligent; 3 – He’s very handsome; 4 – He’s very adorable; 5 – He’s a great business person; 6 – He’s a great movie star; 7- I like his fake cockney accent… Image is so important to rock stars. Mick Jagger is the rock star with the longest running image”. Warhol and Jagger’s blossoming friendship would lead to a number of artistic collaborations during their careers. In the summer of 1975, Jagger and his wife Bianca rented Warhol’s Long Island home. Here, the artist spent time with the couple, and captured the famous polaroid images that would form the basis of these portraits of the stern-faced rock star. The feelings of admiration were mutual between the two friends. In tribute of the late artist, Mick Jagger stated: “The thing that he seemed to be able to do was to capture society, whatever part of it he wanted to portray, pretty accurately. That’s one thing artists do, is show people later on what it was like. If you want to be reminded of a certain period, you can look at what Andy was doing then. He was very much in tune with what was going on. Of course, [people criticized him] for that, for being sort of trendy. But I think some people’s great forte is being so in touch.” Ultimately, Warhol’s Mick Jagger portfolio highlights the complexities of Jagger as an artist and friend. The work depicts some of the most spectacular images of the The Rolling Stones’ lead singer, and shows Warhol at his most creative. Mick Jagger 147 is a staple of Warhol’s oeuvre. The print gracefully captures the peak of his artistic ability as well as his love for celebrity.

Creator:
Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)
Creation Year:
1975
Dimensions:
Height: 43.5 in (110.49 cm)Width: 29 in (73.66 cm)
Medium:
Screen
Movement Style:
Pop Art
Period:
Late 20th Century
Framing:
Framing Options Available
Condition:
Excellent.
Gallery Location:
West Hollywood, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU26313480032

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Andy Warhol

The name of American artist Andy Warhol is all but synonymous with Pop art, the movement he helped shape in the 1960s. He was phenomenally prolific, and the archive of original photography, prints, drawings, paintings and other art that he left behind is beyond vast.

Andy Warhol is known for his clever appropriation of motifs and images from popular advertising and commercials, which he integrated into graphic, vibrant works that utilized mass-production technologies such as printmaking, photography and silkscreening. Later in his career, Warhol expanded his oeuvre to include other forms of media, founding Interview magazine and producing fashion shoots and films on-site at the Factory, his world-famous studio in New York.

Born and educated in in Pittsburgh, Warhol moved to New York City in 1949 and built a successful career as a commercial illustrator. Although he made whimsical drawings as a hobby during these years, his career as a fine artist began in the mid-1950s with ink-blot drawings and hand-drawn silkscreens. The 1955 lithograph You Can Lead a Shoe to Water illustrates how he incorporated in his artwork advertising styles and techniques, in this case shoe commercials.

As a child, Warhol was often sick and spent much of his time in bed, where he would make sketches and put together collections of movie-star photographs. He described this period as formative in terms of his skills and interests. Indeed, Warhol remained obsessed with celebrities throughout his career, often producing series devoted to a famous face or an object from the popular culture, such as Chairman Mao or Campbell’s tomato soup. The 1967 silkscreen Marilyn 25 embodies his love of bright color and famous subjects.

Warhol was a prominent cultural figure in New York during the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s. The Factory was a gathering place for the era’s celebrities, writers, drag queens and fellow artists, and collaboration was common. To this day, Warhol remains one of the most important artists of the 20th century and continues to exert influence on contemporary creators.

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