Andy Warhol, Flowers

Andy Warhol’s Flowers print portfolio, created in 1970, remains one of the artist’s most significant and iconic bodies of work. Following Warhol’s critically acclaimed and commercially successful 1964 Flowers exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, the artist revisited the floral motif, transforming hibiscus flowers—originally captured by Patricia Caulfield for Modern Photography magazine—into compelling icons of Pop Art.

The Flowers series highlights Warhol’s signature use of vibrant, unnatural colours—pinks, oranges, blues, and purples—to depict the repetitive blossoms. Employing silkscreen techniques that mimicked mass production, Warhol blurred distinctions between fine art and commercial imagery. Each print questions traditional notions of originality and authorship, inviting viewers to reconsider the commodification of beauty in the modern age.

Notably, Warhol’s approach to appropriation, including his use of Caulfield’s photograph without permission—which subsequently resulted in legal action—reinforces the artist’s provocative stance on artistic originality and mass media consumption. The vibrant, mechanically repeated flowers evoke a sense of both celebration and critique, embodying Warhol’s famously stated desire to produce art “like a machine.”

Coskun Fine Art presents authenticated pieces from Warhol’s Flowers portfolio, each carefully assessed and confirmed to be in excellent condition. Signature variations and subtle edition differences enhance the uniqueness and collectability of each piece.