Referencing
Andy
Warhol, Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I), Medium: synthetic polymer,
silkscreen ink and acrylic on linen, Size: 90 x 80 in. (228.6 x 203.2 cm.)
Painted in 1963. Location: Christie's
Galleries at Rockefeller Center, New York
5 Unique Facts about the Work
- Car crash paintings were actually part of a
series of paintings called The Death and Disaster Series
- Wasn’t made to help Ralph Nader visualize his message about the lack of safety features in cars
- The series also included images of airplane crashes, the electric chair, atomic bombs, race riots
- The car crash photo were the most popular out the series
- This painting set world record being sold for $71,720,000 in 2007
- Wasn’t made to help Ralph Nader visualize his message about the lack of safety features in cars
- The series also included images of airplane crashes, the electric chair, atomic bombs, race riots
- The car crash photo were the most popular out the series
- This painting set world record being sold for $71,720,000 in 2007
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