The Ads: Chanel / Rebel / Mobil / Blackgama screen print is a work of art by Andy Warhol that combines various images from his Ads series. Warhol’s Ads portfolio, made in 1985, is a quintessential work of Pop Art, lending itself perfectly to the intersection of fine art and popular, commercial imagery. To create this multi-layered collage, Warhol used the Chanel, Rebel Without a Cause, Mobilgas, andBlackgama images that appear in the Ads series.
Photo credits:
- Bottle of Chanel “N°5” in its illustrated cardboard case with a polychrome silkscreen print of Andy Warhol showing the bottle of this perfume, the press kit and the illustrated bag. Courtesy of Coutau-Bégarie & Associates.
- Mobilgas Vintage Logo, 1932-1939. Courtesy of Phillips.
- Judy Garland for the 1968 Blackglama “What Becomes a Legend Most?” advertising campaign that was photographed by Richard Avedon.
- Andy Warhol looking at Phil Stern’s photographs of James Dean, 1986.
