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| Andy Warhol 250 Portrait Paintings at Grand Palais Museum Exhibition |
The comprehensive Andy Warhol Grand Palais exhibition is larger than the 1979 Whitney Museum exhibition, which included 250 Paintings.
The Grand Palais Museum exhibition includes these portrait categories:
Artists
Man Ray, David Hockney, Joseph Beuys, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol Self-Portraits
Art Dealers
Dominique de Menil, Bruno Bischofberger, Ileana Sonnabend, Leo Castelli
Jet Setters
Gianni Agnelli, Lee Radziwell, Princess Grace of Monaco, Gunther Sachs
Politicians
Willy Brandt, Edward Kennedy, Ronald Reagan
Actors
Brigitte Bardot, Jane Fonda, Sylvester Stallone, Elvis Presley
Pop Stars
Andy Warhol began creating commission portrait paintings after Fred Hughes, Warhol's deceased business manager, decided anyone should be able have Andy Warhol create their portrait for $25,000, the original commission fee, for the first painting, and $5,000 for multiple paintings.
Andy Warhol then developed a systematic process for commission portrait paintings. Before creating the 40 x 40 inch commission portrait on canvas, Warhol initially shot many polaroids so he could then select desired shots which would be screenprinted into the commission portraits.
Today, these 40 x 40 inch portrait have actually turned into great investments; even portraits of the not so famous are easily sold for prices in the hundreds of thousands, and command more if the portrait is a beautiful woman, with sweeping blond hair along with bright red lips!
Time has been good to these Andy Warhol commission portraits; international collectors hang several Warhol Commission paintings next to other Pop Art.
Like most great artists, Andy Warhol just gets better and better!
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