Portrait as a device of social appearance
“K.K. Auchincloss-Larkin” (1976) by Andy Warhol is distinguished by an energetic and fluid graphic line that emphasizes the gaze and the mouth, key elements in his portrait practice. In this phase, the artist develops an essential language capable of synthesizing presence and identity.
Executed in graphite on cardboard, the portrait originates from a photographic source, following Warhol’s typical method of translating the image into a direct and immediate line. The stroke, both rapid and controlled, conveys a strong expressive intensity.
The work is part of the artist’s broader reflection on the relationship between image, celebrity, and representation, in which portraiture becomes a tool for visual and social construction.
Andy Warhol – K.K. Auchincloss-Larkin, 1976
Provenance: Estate of Andy Warhol, New York; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York; Galerie des Modernes, Paris – 091 Art Project, Palermo
Exhibitions: international art fairs
Archive: archived with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York; inventory number annotated on the reverse
