
Andy Warhol 1928-1987
Warhol’s Green Pea soup can print (F&S II.50) forms part of his 1968 Campbell’s Soup I portfolio, a defining moment in post-war American art. Like its counterparts in the series, Green Pea is not about flavour but format. Warhol’s use of a mundane, familiar commercial object explores how mass culture creates icons—not just of people, but of products.
This edition reinforces Warhol’s belief in art as a form of branding. In appropriating the design of a soup can, Warhol simultaneously celebrates and critiques the sameness of mass-produced goods. The screen print method, chosen for its industrial nature, removes the hand of the artist and mimics the language of advertising and packaging design.
Green Pea is particularly representative of Warhol’s transition into full engagement with printmaking, reflecting a mature phase in his conceptual development. The print is in excellent condition and has been authenticated by Coskun Fine Art. It is offered with full documentation and is available for acquisition.
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Catalogue Raisonné: Feldman & Schellmann II.50