Flowers, from the Flowers portfolio

Date1970

Maker Andy Warhol American, 1928 - 1987

Label TextOne of the more mysterious subjects in Warhol's oeuvre, his psychedelically colored flowers - unlike the natural world - are not only repetitious but patently artificial.

Object number91.42

ProvenancePurchased from Current Editions; Seattle by Bagley and Virginia Wright; sold to Willard Wright; donated to Seattle Art Museum

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, A Green Party, Mar. 9 - Aug. 16, 1998. Seattle, Washington, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Andy Warhol Drawings: 1942-1987, July 20, 2000 - Oct. 8, 2000. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Modern in America, July 8, 2004 - Feb. 27, 2005. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pop Departures. Oct. 9, 2014 - Jan. 11, 2015. Text by Catharina Manchanda, et al. No cat. no., p. 103, not reproduced. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, City of Tomorrow: Jinny Wright and the Art That Shaped a New Seattle, Oct. 23, 2020 - Jan. 18, 2021.

Credit LineGift of Willard Wright

Dimensions36 x 36 in. (91.44 x 91.44 cm)

MediumScreenprint on paper