Andy Warhol - Mick Jagger (FS II.147)
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"
Mick Jagger 147 by Andy Warhol is one of ten prints included in Warhol’s Mick Jagger portfolio from 1975. This series captures the famous rock star from a variety of angles, each of which shows a different side of Jagger’s persona. The Mick Jagger portfolio presents the same repetitive style seen in works like Warhol’s Marilyn and Mao series. This time, however, Warhol‘s subject delivers a myriad of facial expressions.
In Mick Jagger 147, the Rolling Stones frontman stares straight at the viewer, his face resting against his intertwined fingers. This image presents a more serious side of the rock star, a more intimate version of himself. Warhol’s meticulous use of color highlights Jagger’s infamous and recognizable features. The portrait is mostly black and white, with gleaming hair and an orange overlay on one side of his face.
