THE POP ART SILKSCREEN PRINT POSTER IS PUBLISHED BY GALERIE BORJESON MALMO, PRINTED IN SWEDEN IN 1983 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE EXHIBITION. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE BY WARHOL TITLED " WITH HAT " FROM THE INGRID BERGMAN PORTFOLIO, COPYRIGHT ANDY WARHOL.

ANDY WARHOL ( 1928 - 1987 ) IS ONE OF THE SINGULARLY MOST WELL KNOWN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. HIS IMAGERY IS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE. HIS INFAMOUS LIFE, ARTWORKS, AND CREATIVE ENDEAVORS ARE LIKE NO OTHER ARTIST. HE IS CREDITED AS THE VERY FIRST ARTIST TO USE COMMON EVERYDAY OBJECTS AND VIEW THEM IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY WHILE PAYING HOMAGE TO THEIR ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY. GLORIFYING THE COMMON AS THE BEAUTIFUL. HIS TECHNIQUE UTILIZING A SILKSCREEN METHOD COMBINED WITH HAND FINISHING IN A SIGNATURE PALETTE OF VIBRANT COLOR HUES MAKE THE WORK STAND ON ITS OWN AND LOVED BY MILLIONS.

IN 1983, ANDY WARHOL WAS COMMISSIONED BY SWEDISH ART DEALER PER-OLOV BORJESON THE FOUNDER OF THE WELL KNOWN GALERIE BORJESON, TO PORTRAY ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST FAMOUS PROLIFIC STARS INGRID BERGMAN, CELEBRATING HER ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER. WARHOL WHO FAMOUSLY PAINTED CELEBRITIES MARILYN MONROE AND ELIZABETH TAYLOR IN THE 1960'S, HAD DEVELOPED A NEW STYLE OF PORTRAITURE IN THE 1980'S. HE WOULD ILLUSTRATE DETAILS THROUGH DELICATE OUTLINES, AN HOMAGE TO HIS EARLY CAREER AS AN ILLUSTRATOR. 

THE INGRID BERGMAN PORTFOLIO OF WORKS WERE MADE IN 1983 JUST SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE WARHOL'S DEATH. THE ART WORKS SHOWCASE THE ARTIST'S ENDURING FASCINATION WITH CELEBRITY AND THE WAY THAT FAME COULD ELEVATE A MERE MORTAL TO THE STATUS OF A GODDESS. WARHOL CREATED A STUNNING REPRESENTATION OF THE STAR AND HER LEGACY INFORMED BY THE COMPLEXITIES THAT ACCOMPANY LIFE AS AN OBJECT OF FAME AND CELEBRITY.

THE RARE OUT OF PRINT POP ART SILKSCREEN PRINT FRAMED EXHIBITION POSTER MEASURES 20 3/4" W X 28 1/2" H X 1 3/8" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN RECESSED BEVELED DETAILED CHERRY RED MATTE EGGSHELL FINISH WOOD FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION.

IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING AND LIGHT SURFACE WEAR. THERE IS SOME LIGHT MINOR VISIBLE WEAR FROM AGE IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE BOTTOM CORNER AND LEFT OUTER EDGE MARGIN AREA. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.