Gun, 1981-82
Synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas. 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm).
Stamped with the Estate and Foundation seals and numbered “PA 15.002” on the overlap.
PROVENANCE The Estate of Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York
EXHIBITED New York, Museum of Modern Art, February 6 - May 4, 1989; Art Institute of Chicago, June 3 - August 13, 1989; London, Hayward Gallery, September 7 - November 5, 1989; Cologne, Museum Ludwig; Venice, Palazzo Grassi, February 25 - May 27, 1990; and Paris, Musée national d’art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, June 21 - September 10, 1990, Andy Warhol: A Retrospective
LITERATURE K. McShine, Musée national d’art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, eds., Andy Warhol: Rétrospective, Paris, 1990, pl. 397, p. 365 (illustrated)
The Guns and Knives paintings from 1981-1982 are stark reminders of the violent society we lived in then and now. Having nearly been killed by a handgun Andy was able to make paintings of guns as iconic objects. In order to choose which guns he would use we made calls to...
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