{"product_id":"andy-warhol-children-playing-ring-around-the-rosie-happy-december-1954","title":"Andy Warhol – Children Playing Ring Around the Rosie (Happy December) 1954","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eChildren Playing Ring Around the Rosie (Happy December) 1954\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 Children Playing Ring Around the Rosie (Happy December)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offset lithograph on lightweight yellow Adirondack Bond paper, full sheet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImage Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16.5 × 22.8 cm (6 1\/2 × 8 7\/8 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21.7 × 28 cm (8 1\/2 × 11 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthentication:\u003c\/strong\u003e Estate of Andy Warhol inkstamp; Visual Arts Foundation inkstamp; initialled \"T.J.H.\" by Timothy J. Hunt of the Andy Warhol Foundation; annotated \"PM09.0287\" in pencil on reverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Framed\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eChildren Playing Ring Around the Rosie (Happy December)\u003c\/em\u003e (1954) is an extraordinarily rare and historically significant work from Andy Warhol's pre-fame commercial period — a time before the Campbell's soup cans, before the Factory, before the Marilyns, when Warhol was one of New York's most sought-after commercial illustrators, producing delicate, whimsical drawings for department store advertisements, greeting cards, record covers, and fashion magazines. This offset lithograph — produced in 1954 on lightweight yellow Adirondack Bond paper, the kind of stock associated with commercial printing rather than fine art — captures Warhol's early illustrative style at its most disarming: children in a circle, the universal game of Ring Around the Rosie, rendered with the blotted-line technique he developed at Carnegie Mellon and refined during his early New York years, in which ink drawn on non-absorbent paper is transferred to absorbent paper to produce a distinctive, slightly broken line of extraordinary elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe work predates by nearly a decade the Pop Art breakthrough that would make Warhol one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century — and yet every element of his mature sensibility is already present: the interest in the vernacular, the commercial image elevated by the quality of the draughtsmanship, the flat surface that simultaneously describes and decorates. The yellow paper is not incidental: it is the material of the trade, the colour of the office, the substrate of the everyday world that Warhol was already treating as artistic raw material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere was no published edition of this work — it exists in only a small number of impressions, making each example genuinely rare. This impression carries the full weight of Andy Warhol Foundation authentication: the Estate of Andy Warhol inkstamp, the Visual Arts Foundation inkstamp, the initials \"T.J.H.\" of Timothy J. Hunt — the Foundation's registrar, whose initials on a Warhol work are among the most authoritative authentication marks available — and the inventory annotation \"PM09.0287\" in pencil on the reverse. Presented framed.\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 work?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original offset lithograph from 1954, authenticated by the Estate of Andy Warhol, the Visual Arts Foundation, and Timothy J. Hunt of the Andy Warhol Foundation, with inventory annotation on the reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does \"no published edition\" mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike Warhol's later screenprint editions — which were produced in defined numbered runs — this work was produced commercially in an undetermined small number of impressions, with no formal edition structure. Each surviving impression is therefore genuinely rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is Timothy J. Hunt?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy J. Hunt served as registrar of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts — his initials \"T.J.H.\" on a Warhol work constitute one of the most authoritative authentication marks in the Warhol market, indicating personal examination and approval by the Foundation's own authentication officer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the annotation \"PM09.0287\"?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the Andy Warhol Foundation inventory number — a further authentication mark confirming the work's registration in the Foundation's records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the blotted-line technique?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarhol's signature early technique: ink drawn on non-absorbent paper is transferred while wet to absorbent paper, producing a slightly broken, highly distinctive line of great elegance — his primary commercial illustrative tool from the early 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the work framed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — framed, 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 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":"21.7 × 28 cm","offer_id":54837649211738,"sku":null,"price":3000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/8699\/4210\/files\/AndyWarhol_ChildrenPlayingRingAroundtheRosie_HappyDecember_1954.png?v=1790165459","url":"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/products\/andy-warhol-children-playing-ring-around-the-rosie-happy-december-1954","provider":"LYNART STORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}