Hans Christian Andersen (F. & S. II.395)
Hans Christian Andersen (F. & S. II.395)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
97 x 97cm, Edition of 25, Screenprint, 1987
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Meaning & Analysis
Hans Christian Andersen (F. & S. II.395) is a 1987 screenprint by Andy Warhol in which a small figure stands on top of a tall, stylised plant above two standing women. The silhouettes are printed in cobalt blue on a pale green ground, with a broad ochre brush mark across the right. The work is numbered, signed and published in an edition of 25.
The three non-portrait images in the Hans Christian Andersen portfolio are built from silhouette forms. They recall the paper cuttings that Andersen made throughout his life. F. & S. II.395 is the second image in the first set (F. & S. II.394 to 397).
A slender stalk rises through the centre, carrying a ring of broad leaves and, at its summit, a small figure with arms outstretched and a skirt-like form that suggests a dancer. Two women in long, full dresses stand at the base, facing each other and holding the stalk between them. All of this is printed in a single blue, with fine black and orange edges that do not quite coincide with the shapes.
The cool blue and pale green ground makes this the lightest version of the image in the portfolio. The ochre brushwork on the right introduces a note of gesture against the cut-paper precision of the silhouettes. The image is the same as F. & S. II.399, printed there in white on black, so the two prints show how far colour alone can change the mood of a fixed composition.
