This silkscreen was commissioned by Lincoln Center to commemorate the Fifth New York Film Festival in 1967. While the print served promotional purposes, it is unmistakably a Warhol, infused with iconic elements like saturated vibrant colours, floral motifs, and a printmaker’s touch.

Presented as a vibrantly oversized ticket stub, the piece’s details are skillfully layered to create a buzzing composition.  

Warhol’s design includes an intentional misalignment; different components appear to be overlapping and slightly off kilter. This energetic layering and placement conveys general movement and excitement. It also provides depth within the central floral elements.

The floral pattern recalls Warhol’s iconic Flower paintings and prints from the mid-1960s. In these, he reduces hibiscus flowers to a basic motif, rendering them in unnaturally vivid hues similar to the fashion patterns and palettes from that era.

After announcing his retirement from painting to focus on filmmaking in 1965, Warhol went on to produce nearly 650 underground and experimental films, including the commercially successful Chelsea Girls (1966). Since Warhol was dedicated and preoccupied by film making, it was fitting that he was commissioned for this project. 

Note: there are two versions of this print. One is a signed edition of 200 that was mounted on acrylic, published by the Leo Castelli Gallery. The second, as offered here, is a silkscreen from an edition of 500.  Description per: www.Caviar20.com

This work can be found in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Scotland.

Condition:  Overall Good Condition, newly framed with UV acrylic. Minor repairs per image. Currently available at Caviar20 gallery, where his work is widely represented. Priced in USD.