Andy Warhol. Untitled from Sunset. 1972
Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987). Untitled from Sunset. 1972. One from a portfolio of four screenprints, composition and sheet: 34 1/16 x 34" (86.5 x 86.4 cm). Publisher: David Whitney, New York. Printer: Salvatore Silkscreen Co., Inc., New York. Edition: 632 variants (including 40 portfolios of four unique prints each). Promised gift of Stephen F. Dull, 2012. © 2012 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Warhol made Sunset, a commission by the architecture firm Johnson & Burgee, to decorate the landmark Hotel Marquette in Minneapolis. Four hundred seventy-two of the prints were used in the hotel, while 160 were assembled into 40 unique portfolios of four prints. Warhol made all the prints using three screens—one to apply the background bands of color, one for the sun itself, and one with a single color dot pattern. He inked the screens in various color combinations and printed them with varying registration to create 632 unique screenprints. Portfolios of Sunset are rare today; with this acquisition, the Museum’s representation of Warhol’s various printmaking strategies is complete.
