Andy Warhol – Saint Apollonia

Saint Apollonia, 1984

• Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987)
• Medium: Screenprint in colors on Essex Offset Kid Finish paper
• Dimensions: 76.1 × 56 cm (29.96 × 22.05 in)
• Edition: edition of 250 
• Signature: Signed and numbered
• Reference: Feldman & Schellmann II.331

Saint Apollonia is a screenprint in colors on Essex Offset Kid Finish paper, executed in 1984 by Andy Warhol — the defining figure of American Pop Art and one of the most celebrated and widely collected artists of the twentieth century — signed and numbered 100/250, bearing the artist's stamp and copyright stamp on the verso, printed by Rupert Jasen Smith in New York, and catalogued as Feldman & Schellmann II.331.

The Details Saints series — of which Saint Apollonia is one of the most compelling and historically resonant works — represents one of the most surprising, intimate, and spiritually charged bodies of work in Warhol's entire late career. Executed in 1984 and based on details of Old Master paintings depicting the martyred saints of the Christian tradition, the series reveals a dimension of Warhol's practice that sits in deliberate and productive tension with his public persona as the chronicler of celebrity, consumer culture, and mass media — a profound and privately held Catholic faith, rooted in his Pittsburgh upbringing and his lifelong, largely undisclosed devotion, that surfaced in these works with a directness and emotional intensity rarely seen elsewhere in his output.

The work presents a slight crease on the upper left side, a scratch on the central part at the level of the hand and belt, and is mounted onto cardboard. Full condition report available upon request.

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Is this an original work by Andy Warhol? Yes — an authentic screenprint in colors on Essex Offset Kid Finish paper, signed and numbered 100/250, bearing the artist's stamp and copyright stamp on verso, printed by Rupert Jasen Smith and catalogued as Feldman & Schellmann II.331.

What is the Details Saints series? The Details Saints series, executed in 1984, is based on details of Old Master paintings depicting the martyred saints of the Christian tradition. It reveals Warhol's profound and privately held Catholic faith — a dimension of his practice that sits in deliberate tension with his public persona as the chronicler of celebrity and consumer culture, and that gives these works an emotional intensity and spiritual depth rarely seen elsewhere in his output.

Who is Saint Apollonia? Saint Apollonia was a third-century martyr and patron saint of dentistry, depicted in the Old Master tradition holding the pincers and extracted tooth that are the instruments of her martyrdom — transformed here by Warhol into a work of simultaneous devotional reverence and Pop cultural recontextualization.

What is the Feldman & Schellmann reference? Feldman & Schellmann II.331 is the catalogue raisonné reference for this work — the definitive scholarly documentation of Warhol's printed oeuvre, recognized worldwide as the authoritative academic record of his prints.

Who printed the work? Rupert Jasen Smith, New York — the master printer whose collaboration with Warhol in his final years produced some of the most technically accomplished screenprints in the history of the medium.

What is the edition size? Edition of 250 — this impression is numbered 100/250, signed by the artist.

What are the dimensions? 76.1 × 56 cm (29.96 × 22.05 in)

What is the condition? Slight crease on the upper left side. Scratch on the central part at the level of the hand and belt. Mounted onto cardboard. Full condition report available upon request.

Is worldwide shipping available? Yes — secure worldwide shipping from France with professional packaging, tracking, and insurance.