{"product_id":"andy-warhol-watermelon-from-space-fruit-still-lifes-1979","title":"Andy Warhol – Watermelon (from Space Fruit: Still Lifes) 1979","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eWatermelon (from Space Fruit: Still Lifes) 1979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFeldman \u0026amp; Schellmann II.199\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andy Warhol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watermelon (from the Space Fruit: Still Lifes portfolio)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Screenprint in colours on Lenox Museum Board\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 77 × 102 cm (30 1\/2 × 40 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82 × 102 cm (32 1\/4 × 40 1\/8 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesignation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Proof apart from the edition of 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inscribed verso \"A215.091\" with authentication stamp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rupert Jasen Smith, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grippi\/Zivian, Inc., New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Feldman \u0026amp; Schellmann II.199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Framed (black frame, as shown)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWatermelon\u003c\/em\u003e (1979) is the most chromatically explosive image in Andy Warhol's \u003cem\u003eSpace Fruit: Still Lifes\u003c\/em\u003e portfolio — a composition of absolute graphic authority in which a single whole watermelon, rendered in deep teal and black, sits on a magenta-to-pink graduated ground against a field of overlapping red rectangles, its shadow cast in purple across the lower register. The palette is simultaneously fruit-stand literal and entirely artificial: the teal is no colour a watermelon's skin has ever been, the magenta is no surface a kitchen table has ever presented, and the red behind is closer to a Communist poster than a domestic setting. Warhol understood, as no one else in his generation did, that colour could be simultaneously wrong and more right than any accurate description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe composition is Warhol at his most formally confident — a single object, centred, massive, filling the picture plane with an authority that transforms the most democratic of summer fruits into something monumental and strange. The layered red rectangles behind provide the same structural function as the layered coloured grounds in his \u003cem\u003eMao\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMarilyn\u003c\/em\u003e works: a constructed background that asserts its own presence rather than receding into neutrality, making the colour field as much the subject as the object it surrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis impression is a proof apart from the main edition of 150 — inscribed verso \"A215.091\" with the authentication stamp — an impression produced outside the numbered edition and among the most desirable categories of Warhol print. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith and published by Grippi\/Zivian, Inc., New York. Referenced as Feldman \u0026amp; Schellmann II.199 in the definitive catalogue raisonné. Presented framed in a black frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e✔ Worldwide shipping from France\u003cbr\u003e✔ Professional packaging with insurance\u003cbr\u003e✔ Tracking number included for secure delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pt-0.5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gizmo-shadow-stroke flex h-6 w-6 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm h-9 w-9 text-white flex items-center justify-center\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1PPyQ\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Collection Andy Warhol\" href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/andy-warhol?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=andy\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e➡️ See all available works by Andy Warhol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Contact\"\u003e➡️ Contact us for any question\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original Andy Warhol screenprint?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original screenprint in colours on Lenox Museum Board, inscribed and stamped with authentication verso, proof apart from the edition of 150.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a \"proof apart from the edition\"?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA proof produced outside the main numbered edition — typically among the most desirable impressions within any Warhol publication, produced in smaller quantities than the main edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this work referenced in the catalogue raisonné?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — listed as Feldman \u0026amp; Schellmann II.199, the definitive reference for Warhol's prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does Watermelon relate to Cantaloupes I (F\u0026amp;S II.201)?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth works are from the same 1979 \u003cem\u003eSpace Fruit: Still Lifes\u003c\/em\u003e portfolio, printed by the same printer and published by the same publisher. The two complement each other formally and chromatically and are frequently collected together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho printed this work?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRupert Jasen Smith, New York — one of the most important specialist screenprint printers of the period, responsible for many of Warhol's most significant 1970s print productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the work framed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — framed in a black frame, as shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with museum-grade packaging for large-format framed works, full insurance, and shipment tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Andy Warhol","offers":[{"title":"82 × 102 cm","offer_id":54770578391386,"sku":null,"price":22500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/WarholWatermelon.png?v=1789116367","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/fr\/products\/andy-warhol-watermelon-from-space-fruit-still-lifes-1979","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}