Instead of observing flowers in nature, Andy Warhol found his botanical inspiration in a 1964 issue of Modern Photography. He transformed a photograph of hibiscus blossoms into a technicolor series of silkscreens, each simply titled Flowers and debuted at the influential Leo Castelli Gallery later that same year. Silkscreens from that exhibition have since sold for over $2 million at auction. While they evoke the Flower Power movement of the 1960s, Warhol’s Flowers have also be interpreted as a symbol of mourning, as the artist created these works just after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

Gorgeous poster from Europe. Excellent condition. Affixed to thin linen canvas backing and elegantly framed in white wood frame. This is a later reprint of the French poster by Nouvelles Images Editeurs, based upon Warhol's 1964 silkscreen, which was then in the collection of Harry N. Abrams.