Andy Warhol - Mick Jagger (FS II.143)
Artist: Andy Warhol
Year: 1975
Medium: Screenprint on Arches Aquarelle (rough) Paper
Edition: Edition of 250, 50 AP, 3 PP, signed in pencil lower right and numbered in pencil lower left; some signed in felt pen. Most of the prints are also signed in black, green, or red felt pen by Mick Jagger.
Size: 43 1/2" x 29"
Original Mick Jagger Print by Andy Warhol
Mick Jagger 143 is a screenprint by Andy Warhol in his signature collage style, from the Mick Jagger portfolio. The piece is a testament to Warhol’s study of celebrity. The collection displays Jagger through a lens of varied angles and facial expressions, while Warhol’s use of color serves to amplify the rockstar’s most alluring qualities. Like the others in the series, Mick Jagger 143 includes both Warhol’s signature in pencil and Jagger’s in felt pen.
Andy Warhol and Mick Jagger met at a party in the early 1960’s. The Rolling Stones were flying high on their first U.S. tour at the time. From their first meeting, Warhol was surely enamored by Jagger’s rock and roll persona and his sex symbol status. He would later say of Jagger, “He’s androgynous enough for almost anyone.” Both being social creatures with a love of nightlife, the two would spend a lot of time together over the years.
In 1975, Mick Jagger and his wife Bianca stayed at Warhol’s home in Montauk. Here the band would rehearse for their upcoming Tour of the Americas. The Stones had reached the zenith of their popularity in the U.S. and Warhol used the opportunity to take several semi-nude Polaroid shots of Jagger. Soon afterward, he created screen prints from these and intermixed them with line drawings and blocks of color. This combination of elements represents Warhol’s distinctive technique.
