After the Party

Whether by virtue of a sketchbook or a camera, Warhol was dedicated to keeping a visual record of the world around him. It has been suggested that the scene depicted in After the Party is part of this visual record, its origin captured in the aftermath of one of Warhol’s famous (or infamous) gatherings at The Factory. Arriving on the art scene in 1964, The Factory quickly became a premier cultural hotspot and haven for lavish parties attended by New York’s art elite. According to Warhol in his book The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) “[t]he best kind of party I could give would be champagne and nuts and then take everybody dancing.”[1] According to the artist’s print raisonné, the rainbow roll drawing line (outlining the objects) varies from print to print, making no two prints exactly alike.

 

Year: 1979
Medium: Screenprint in colors on museum board
From the edition of 1000
Size: 21.5 x 30.5 in (54.6 x 77.5 cm)

Provenance: 
Estate of Andy Warhol (stamped)
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (stamped)
Long-Sharp Gallery

Authenticated by the Authentication Board of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (stamp on verso), Foundation archive number on verso in pencil, initialed by the person who entered the works into The Foundation archive.


 

[1] Andy Warhol, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B, and Back Again) (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975), 196.