Self Portrait Galerie Isy Brachot 1989

Produced in 1989, this original exhibition poster features a self-portrait by Andy Warhol and was published for Galerie Isy Brachot in Brussels and Paris. It accompanied a major posthumous presentation of Warhol’s work, held in Brussels from October to December 1989 and subsequently in Paris in early 1990.

The exhibition took place only two years after Warhol’s death and reflected the growing recognition of his influence on postwar art. By the end of the 1980s, his treatment of celebrity, consumer culture and mechanically reproduced imagery had become central to the history of Pop Art.

The poster reproduces one of Warhol’s late self-portrait images, distinguished by his dramatic spiked “fright wig.” His pale face appears suspended against an almost completely black background, with only the eyes, facial features and flashes of hair emerging from the darkness. The direct gaze creates an image that is simultaneously confrontational, vulnerable and carefully constructed.

A wide silver-grey border surrounds the square portrait, while Warhol’s name appears below in restrained pale-green typography. This minimal presentation allows the photographic image to dominate and echoes Warhol’s fascination with repetition, screen printing and the transformation of personal identity into a recognisable public icon.

Andy Warhol (1928–1987) was one of the leading figures of American Pop Art. His paintings, films, photographs and prints explored the relationship between art, mass media, consumer products and celebrity. This is an original period exhibition poster rather than a signed or numbered fine-art print, making it an appealing piece for collectors of Warhol, Pop Art, self-portraiture and late 20th-century exhibition graphics.

Original poster

Pop Art - Exhibition - United States

Good condition, light folds