Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987)
Ingrid Bergman, 1983
Complete portfolio of three screenprints in colors on Lenox Museum Board:
Ingrid Bergman Herself (Feldman & Schellmann II.313)
Ingrid Bergman, The Nun (Feldman & Schellmann II.314)
Ingrid Bergman, With Hat (Feldman & Schellmann II.315)
Screenprints in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Each approximately 38 × 38 in. (96.5 × 96.5 cm)
Signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 250, plus 20 artist’s proofs
Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York
Published by Galerie Börjeson, Malmö, Sweden
Description
Created in 1983, Andy Warhol’s Ingrid Bergman portfolio is one of the artist’s most celebrated late-career explorations of Hollywood celebrity and cinematic identity. Commissioned by Galerie Börjeson in Malmö, Sweden, the series pays tribute to Swedish-born actress Ingrid Bergman, one of the defining screen icons of the twentieth century.
Warhol selected three dramatically different images of Bergman, each presenting a distinct aspect of her public persona. Herself derives from a publicity photograph of the actress; The Nun references Bergman’s role as Sister Mary Benedict in the 1945 film The Bells of St. Mary’s; and With Hat draws upon her unforgettable appearance as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca.
Across the three portraits, Warhol transforms Bergman through his unmistakable vocabulary of brilliant color, graphic outlines and photographic screenprinting. Seen together as originally conceived, the portfolio becomes a meditation on celebrity itself—the actress, the character and the enduring image created by Hollywood.
The complete Ingrid Bergman portfolio occupies an important place among Warhol’s portraits of cultural icons, continuing the lineage of his celebrated images of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Mick Jagger. Complete sets are considerably less frequently encountered than individual impressions and provide the opportunity to experience the series in Warhol’s intended three-part format.
The present complete set retains strong, vivid colors overall. There is slight attenuation consistent with previous framing; additional condition information and photographs are available upon request.
Literature:
Frayda Feldman and Jörg Schellmann, Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962–1987, Fourth Edition, New York, 2003, nos. II.313–II.315.
Price upon request.
