After The Party
by Andy Warhol
Year: 1979
Medium: Screenprint on Arches 88 paper
Size: 21 x 30 in (53.34 x 76.2 cm)
Edition: 1000
Signed
Capturing the glamour and immediacy of nightlife, Andy Warhol’s After the Party (1979) is a 21 × 30-inch screenprint on Arches 88 paper. Created during a celebrated period of Warhol’s portrait and social imagery, the work evokes the energy of New York’s late-night culture while revealing his interest in celebrity and spectacle. Signed and issued from an edition of 1,000, it remains an appealing Pop Art acquisition.
After the Party (1979) captures Andy Warhol at his most observant. The screenprint first appears in his late-1970s print practice, when his work increasingly explored nightlife, celebrity, social rituals, and the traces of consumption. Empty glasses, bottles, plates, and cigarette remnants turn a fashionable gathering into a quiet still life about what remains when the excitement is over.
There is no recognized street-graffiti version. The work depends on Warhol’s controlled screenprint process, where photographic imagery and selective color create a polished record of urban social life. Its symbolism is clear: glamour, excess, pleasure, absence, and the fleeting nature of social status.
For collectors, After the Party is a desirable Warhol print from an important transitional period. The edition was 1,000, with additional artist’s proofs, making condition, signature, provenance, and color especially important when assessing value. Its museum presence and continued auction demand reinforce its market relevance.
From our gallery perspective, the real strength of this work is its mood. Warhol does not show the party; he shows its evidence. That makes the image intimate and surprisingly timeless.
It fits his 1970s fascination with society portraits and celebrity culture, bridging his earlier Pop icons with the sophisticated social imagery of his mature career.
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After The Party
by Andy Warhol
Year: 1979
Medium: Screenprint on Arches 88 paper
Size: 21 x 30 in (53.34 x 76.2 cm)
Edition: 1000
Capturing the glamour and immediacy of nightlife, Andy Warhol’s After the Party (1979) is a 21 × 30-inch screenprint on Arches 88 paper. Created during a celebrated period of Warhol’s portrait and social imagery, the work evokes the energy of New York’s late-night culture while revealing his interest in celebrity and spectacle. Signed and issued from an edition of 1,000, it remains an appealing Pop Art acquisition.
After the Party (1979) captures Andy Warhol at his most observant. The screenprint first appears in his late-1970s print practice, when his work increasingly explored nightlife, celebrity, social rituals, and the traces of consumption. Empty glasses, bottles, plates, and cigarette remnants turn a fashionable gathering into a quiet still life about what remains when the excitement is over.
There is no recognized street-graffiti version. The work depends on Warhol’s controlled screenprint process, where photographic imagery and selective color create a polished record of urban social life. Its symbolism is clear: glamour, excess, pleasure, absence, and the fleeting nature of social status.
For collectors, After the Party is a desirable Warhol print from an important transitional period. The edition was 1,000, with additional artist’s proofs, making condition, signature, provenance, and color especially important when assessing value. Its museum presence and continued auction demand reinforce its market relevance.
From our gallery perspective, the real strength of this work is its mood. Warhol does not show the party; he shows its evidence. That makes the image intimate and surprisingly timeless.
It fits his 1970s fascination with society portraits and celebrity culture, bridging his earlier Pop icons with the sophisticated social imagery of his mature career.