Gun, c.1981-82 (Black, white,red, pink)

In August 1962, Andy Warhol began to generate the imagery for his painting from photographs transferred onto silkscreens. For Warhol, silk-screening was crucial to the image’s reproducibility, and his art was a mirror of his times. Warhol’s Death and Disaster series began with his famous portraits of Marilyn Monroe, which he began shortly after her death. He followed up these portraits with more macabre and sensational images of car crashes, electric chairs, race riots, and a gangster’s funeral among others, which were often appropriated from popular newspapers and magazines. Commenting on the fragility of life, Warhol said, "Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?" ©/®/™ 2022 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

Our archival pigment print is crafted using wide-gamut archival pigment inks on 100% cotton acid-free fine art paper, and is then expertly framed with an elegant black moulding. Each reproduction comes ready to hang. All frames feature:

• Cast acrylic to protect our prints from light damage. A high-quality material, it offers many benefits: including 91% optical clarity and 90% UV protection. As it is shatter-resistant, it is much safer than glass in your home or workplace.

• Sealed paper backing to prevent dust infiltration

• Wire on the back of the frame for effortless hanging

• A supplied hanging kit for your convenience