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
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 203
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Publicity and celebrity fascinated Andy Warhol. Among
the first artists to realize the potential of commercial printing techniques,
he copied and reproduced such iconic images as the dollar bill and the
Campbell’s soup can. Ultimately, his most famous icon was his own face. Here,
in one of his last paintings before his untimely death, Warhol stares out from
the dark background, the stoic expression on his face in contrast to the
explosive shock of hair that surrounds his features.
ProvenanceThe artist; Estate of the 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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