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Andy Warhol, Shoes (FS II.256), 1980

Andy Warhol American, 1928-1987

Shoes (FS II.256), 1980
Screenprint with Diamond Dust on Arches Aquarelle (Cold Pressed) Paper
102.2 x 151.1 cm
40 6/25 x 59 49/100 in.
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In this striking work, Shoes (FS II.256), Warhol re-engages with his earlier commercial-illustration persona by staging a row of women’s high-heeled shoes across a vast, dark field—each silhouette printed in...
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In this striking work, Shoes (FS II.256), Warhol re-engages with his earlier commercial-illustration persona by staging a row of women’s high-heeled shoes across a vast, dark field—each silhouette printed in soft grayscale and layered with shimmering diamond dust that catches and scatters the light. The stacked forms of the pumps seem both familiar and abstract—flattened into graphic shapes, yet endowed with texture and sparkle that hint at glamour and commodification. The black background acts like a void, turning the footwear into floating icons, and the subtle tonal shifts make each outline distinct yet spiritually connected to the next. With this nearly monochrome palette and the luxurious surface treatment, Warhol invites us to look beyond the objects themselves into our own relationship with fashion, status and reflection. The work speaks of repetition and variation, of the ordinary elevated to the extraordinary, and of the way even the simplest commodity can become an emblem in the pop-art age.
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