Andy Warhol's Iconic Soup Cans: A Testament to Pop Art's Enduring Legacy
The Largest of Warhol's Soup Cans Unveiled
In a groundbreaking discovery, the largest known painting of Andy Warhol's iconic Campbell's Soup Cans has emerged from private ownership. Measuring an impressive 72 by 100 inches, the 1962 artwork, titled "WEB 200 Campbells Soup Cans," is now housed in the private collection of John and Kimiko Powers.
Warhol's Artistic Appropriation
Warhol's series of soup can paintings, which began in 1962, was a groundbreaking appropriation of familiar consumer products, blurring the lines between high and low art. Each of the 32 paintings in the series depicted a different flavor from Campbell's Soup's lineup, from Tomato to Pepper Pot.
To create his iconic images, Warhol utilized photographs of soup cans, capturing them in various states, including pristine, flattened, closed, and opened. The resulting works became symbols of the mass-produced and commodified culture of the 1960s and remain enduring emblems of Pop Art.
A Canonical Masterpiece
In the half-century since their first exhibition, Andy Warhol's 32 Campbell's Soup Cans have become canonical symbols of American Pop Art. The discovery of the largest painting in the series further solidifies Warhol's legacy as a transformative figure in the art world.
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