Original 1985 Andy Warhol Gallery Opening Advertisement - Reigning Queens Poster

This listing is for a rare original 1985 advertisement for the opening of Andy Warhol’s Reigning Queens exhibition at Castelli Uptown Gallery in Manhattan. 

This fine example features Queen Elizabeth II. The UK's longest reigning monarch. In 1985 Warhol embarked on his largest portfolio of screenprints. Entitled ‘Reigning Queens’ it contains sixteen prints of the four ruling queens at that time in the world: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Ntombi Twala of Swaziland and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. 

Based on official or media photographs, Warhol has incorporated abstract blocks of color that, although screen-printed, appear collaged. He has also combined printed elements derived from drawings, which emphasize details such as jewelry. 

A Royal edition of the portfolio was published that incorporated diamond dust. The by-product of the manufacture of industrial-grade diamonds, this dust gave the prints a sparkly, extravagant effect. 

This original 1985 vintage gallery exhibition opening advertisement is in very good condition, with only slight tanning around the edges due to its age. It has never been folded or framed. 

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