While working as a commercial designer with high-art world ambitions, Warhol designed these folders as a promotional gift for one of his patrons, Vanity Fair , around 1955-56. A gold-stamped text on the inner corner explains the folders origins and slips in some signature Warhol self-promotion noting his "paintings are exhibited in many leading museums and commercial galleries." It was a grandiose claim that at the time of creation was still about a decade away from reality. Though history has proven it to be accurate foreshadowing. In addition to self-promotion, these folders showcase other key motifs in Warhol's oeuvre; stylized animals, pastels, patterns of figurative elements.
- Materials
- Offset lithograph in colors on manila folder
- Size
- 12 1/2 × 19 1/4 in | 31.8 × 48.9 cm
- Rarity
- Medium
- Mild time staining at edges. Overall very good condition.
- Signature
- Hand-signed by artist, (Explanatory label from Vanity Fair inside back lower corner)
- Certificate of authenticity
- Included
- Frame
- Not included
Happy Butterfly Days, 1956
While working as a commercial designer with high-art world ambitions, Warhol designed these folders as a promotional gift for one of his patrons, Vanity Fair , around 1955-56. A gold-stamped text on the inner corner explains the folders origins and slips in some signature Warhol self-promotion noting his "paintings are exhibited in many leading museums and commercial galleries." It was a grandiose claim that at the time of creation was still about a decade away from reality. Though history has proven it to be accurate foreshadowing. In addition to self-promotion, these folders showcase other key motifs in Warhol's oeuvre; stylized animals, pastels, patterns of figurative elements.
- Materials
- Offset lithograph in colors on manila folder
- Size
- 12 1/2 × 19 1/4 in | 31.8 × 48.9 cm
- Rarity
- Medium
- Mild time staining at edges. Overall very good condition.
- Signature
- Hand-signed by artist, (Explanatory label from Vanity Fair inside back lower corner)
- Certificate of authenticity
- Included
- Frame
- Not included

