Not on display
- Artist
- Andy Warhol 1928–1987
- Medium
- Acrylic paint and silkscreen on canvas
- Dimensions
- Support: 408 x 333 x 20 mm
frame: 458 x 382 x 55 mm - Collection
- ARTIST ROOMS Tate and National Galleries of Scotland
- Acquisition
- ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
- Reference
- AR00501
Online caption
This self-portrait was completed ten years after Warhol was shot and critically injured by Valerie Solanas in 1968. Following this attempt on his life, Warhol became even more obsessed with the themes of death and religion than he had been previously. In 1978 he completed several series’ of self-portraits with skulls to which this silkscreen bears a resemblance. Warhol has painted aggressive red brushstrokes on the dark blue background before printing the photographic image in black.
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