ANDY WARHOL "JOHN BUTLER SUNNING" DRAWING, 1954Andy Warhol (1928 1987) is the most influential and valuable American artist of the 20th century. Caviar20 has been long championing his works on paper from the 1950s. We believe this is an important, and for the time being, accessible and under appreciated part of his legacy. During the 1950s, Warhol established his reputation in New York City as an illustrator for numerous fashion publications and businesses. The images he created "off the clock"

Combining the sacred and the poetic

working with icons such as Dolly Parton

that would later be cited as the first institutional survey of American Pop Art

New Jersey

General Idea created artworks that referenced the "Miss General Idea Pageant" including many references to the "Pavillion" the (imaginary) venue for the pageant

"Monument (to a Future Self)"

40”H 32”W (image)

that the overall piece resembles a topographical map

" several scenes are arranged on

in this rare intimate size

as is his inimitable talent in creating images with a perfect Pop style

We’re big fans of Jeff Koon’s famously optimistic