
Andy Warhol 1928-1987
Warhol’s Chicken Noodle Soup print (F&S II.45) is a key work within the Campbell’s Soup I series, produced in 1968 at the height of Warhol’s fame. By this point, he had become synonymous with Pop Art, using imagery from advertising, cinema, and consumer goods to explore repetition, media saturation, and the mechanics of fame.
This edition stems from Warhol’s belief that consumer products—identical, repeatable, and universally recognisable—could reflect deeper truths about society. Chicken noodle soup, a nostalgic and household staple in American culture, becomes here a symbol of comfort, uniformity, and mass production. Warhol’s use of the silkscreen process further reinforces the notion of reproducibility, aligning his artistic method with the commercial systems he critiqued.
As part of the Campbell’s series, this print is prized among collectors for its conceptual clarity and cultural significance. The series marks a pivotal moment when Warhol moved away from traditional painting and embraced printmaking as a primary medium. This particular edition is in excellent condition and is presented with full authenticity guaranteed by Coskun Fine Art.
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Catalogue Raisonné: Feldman & Schellmann II.45