Artist
Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987)American, 1928–1987
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Self-Portrait
Date1986
PlaceUnited States
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions80 × 80 in. (203.2 × 203.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Charles Engelhard Foundation in honor of Linda L. Cathcart, Director of the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston from 1979 to 1987
Object number88.34
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Warhol. Among the first artists to realize the
potential of commercial printing techniques, he
copied and reproduced such everyday images
as the dollar bill and the Campbell’s soup can,
as well as the idolized features of Marilyn
Monroe and Elvis Presley. Ultimately, his
own face became his most famous icon. Here,
in one of his last paintings before his untimely
death, Warhol stares out from the dark background, the fixed, reticent expression on his
face in contrast to the explosive shock of hair.
ProvenanceThe artist; [Texas Gallery, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 1988.
Exhibition History"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21–September 3, 1988.
"Pop Art: The Object Transformed," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 28–December 29, 1991.
"Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2001–February 3, 2002.
"Andy Warhol: Self-Portraits," Sprengel Museum, Hanover, Germany, October 30, 2004–January 16, 2005; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, February 12–May 2, 2005.
“Contemporary Art: Selections from the Museum’s Collection,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 3–September 21, 2014.
"Selections from the Museum's Collection: Post-War Painting and Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 5–September 5, 2016.
"Warhol By the Book," Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, October 16, 2016-January 29, 2017.
Inaugural exhibition, Nancy and Rich Kinder Building, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 20, 2021-September 1, 2023.
"Three Times Out," Dublin City Council, Ireland, October 4, 2023–January 28, 2024. (OL.1573)
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