Female Figure
A unique drawing by Andy Warhol
Owing to his religious upbringing and the influence of his mother’s whimsical drawings, many of Warhol’s early works on paper depict cherubs, angels, and fairies. The drawings are whimsical and lively, created with simple lines and often accompanied by the elegant script of his mother, Julia Warhola. Many of the drawings of winged cherubs and fairies would appear in In the Bottom of My Garden and Love is a Pink Cake, books published by Warhol in the 1950s.
Circa 1955
Medium: Ink on paper
Size: 11 x 8.5 in (27.9 x 21.6 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.