
Andy Warhol 1928-1987
Warhol’s Grace Kelly (F&S II.305) was created in 1984 and stands as one of his final single-portrait screen prints of a 20th-century icon. Drawn from a black-and-white publicity still for the film Rear Window (1954), Warhol reimagines Kelly not simply as an actress, but as a symbol of style, elegance, and public fascination.
By the time Warhol produced this work, Grace Kelly had long since left Hollywood to become Princess of Monaco. Her image—part actress, part royalty—aligned perfectly with Warhol’s fascination with the intersection of fame, glamour, and mythology. As with his portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jackie Kennedy, Warhol presents Kelly not as an individual, but as a constructed, widely circulated image: iconic, composed, and endlessly reproducible.
Commissioned by Galerie Börjeson, Grace Kelly was produced as a stand-alone edition rather than as part of a broader series, making it especially desirable among collectors seeking singular Warhol subjects. The print reflects Warhol’s late-career synthesis of historical image, celebrity culture, and surface repetition.
This work is offered by Coskun Fine Art in excellent condition. Full authentication and provenance are available upon request.
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Catalogue Raisonnè: Feldman & Schellmann II.305