Committee 2000
A unique Polaroid photograph by Andy Warhol
Warhol's oeuvre is dotted with works related to wine, from his depictions of grapes to his works for the Cuvaison Chardonnay label. His Polaroids for Committee 2000 were, as always, a part of his artistic process - they preceded the prints he created to raise funds for the eponymous group. Members of Committee 2000, who celebrated with Warhol in Munich in 1981, were allegedly preparing for the impending millennium by buying 2000 bottles of Dom Perignon.
Year: 1982
Medium: Unique Polaroid print
Size: 4.25 x 3.375 in (10.8 x 8.6 cm)
Framed size: 11 x 8.875 in (27.9 x 22.5 cm)
Provenance:
Estate of Andy Warhol (stamped)
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (stamped)
Long-Sharp Gallery
Authenticated by the Authentication Board of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (stamp on verso), Foundation archive number on verso in pencil, initialed by the person who entered the works into The Foundation archive.
Price on request
Andy Warhol and Polaroids
Beginning in the 1960s, Warhol used photography (his or someone else’s) as the foundation for almost all his visual art projects. He typically used a Minox 35 compact to document daily life and a Polaroid camera for his artistic endeavors. He reportedly had at least two Polaroid cameras – a Big Shot and a SX-70 – both of which appealed to Warhol for their immediacy and hands-off production.
Archives of his Polaroids include subject matter that would later become some of his most iconic. Photos of soup cans, shoes, celebrities, and more were taken as a starting point for his paintings and screenprints. One need only think about a quintessential Warhol painting or print to appreciate that his genius was rooted in photography.