Philip Pearlstein

(American, 1924–2022)

Philip Pearlstein is an American painter widely regarded as one the greatest figurative artists of the last century. Pearlstein’s work is often composed of multiple nude models in complex interiors, featuring contrasting colorful objects and unusual, oblique perspectives—models are often glimpsed from behind room dividers or objects such as an electric fan, or in between the wings of a kite. He was born on May 24, 1924 in Pittsburgh, PA and studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology's art school both before and after World War II, and there met Andy Warhol. After graduating in 1947, the two moved together to New York, and during this early time, Pearlstein painted a portrait of Warhol that today can be found in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art. His earliest work consisted of in Abstract Expressionist landscapes, most notably those of Italy where he received a Fulbright Scholarship to study. After taking nude modeling classes, he soon veered away from abstraction to realism, and focused on the human figure thereafter. Pearlstein has had many solo exhibitions and was a Guggenheim fellow in 1969. In 2008, he was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy in New York, NY.

Philip Pearlstein Artworks

Philip Pearlstein (854 results)

Untitled - Nude and Cityscape

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled - Nude and Cityscape

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Two Nude Women

Philip Pearlstein

Two Nude Women

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Seated nude

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: December 6, 2014

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Untitled (Nude), 1966

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled (Nude), 1966

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

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Model on Library Ladder, 1982

Philip Pearlstein

Model on Library Ladder, 1982

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

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Two Female Models, One Seated, One Reclining , 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Two Female Models, One Seated, One Reclining , 1965

Sale Date: November 13, 2014

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Hunzinger Chair and Wooden Swan (+ RED GROOMS), 1995

Philip Pearlstein

Hunzinger Chair and Wooden Swan (+ RED GROOMS), 1995

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Nude on a Bamboo Sofa, 1981

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on a Bamboo Sofa, 1981

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Model on Grey Patterned Rug (from Peace..., 1973

Philip Pearlstein

Model on Grey Patterned Rug (from Peace..., 1973

Sale Date: November 12, 2014

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Two Nudes, 1969

Philip Pearlstein

Two Nudes, 1969

Sale Date: October 25, 2014

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Hunzinger Chair with Wooden Swan, 1995

Philip Pearlstein

Hunzinger Chair with Wooden Swan, 1995

Sale Date: October 25, 2014

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Nudes, 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: September 29, 2014

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Seated male nude and female nude, 1968

Philip Pearlstein

Seated male nude and female nude, 1968

Sale Date: September 24, 2014

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Nude on Chaise, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Chaise, 1978

Sale Date: September 23, 2014

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Nude on Navajo Rug, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Navajo Rug, 1972

Sale Date: September 14, 2014

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Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly, 1979

Sale Date: July 16, 2014

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Fiesta Nude, 1984

Philip Pearlstein

Fiesta Nude, 1984

Sale Date: July 16, 2014

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Nude on a Couch

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on a Couch

Sale Date: June 28, 2014

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Seated nude

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: June 7, 2014

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Italian Still Life, 1940

Philip Pearlstein

Italian Still Life, 1940

Sale Date: June 12, 2014

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Two Nude Women, 2003

Philip Pearlstein

Two Nude Women, 2003

Sale Date: June 12, 2014

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Model in Kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Philip Pearlstein

Model in Kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Sale Date: May 31, 2014

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Female Nude on Chair, 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Female Nude on Chair, 1975

Sale Date: May 11, 2014

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Study of a Seated Female Nude, 1969

Philip Pearlstein

Study of a Seated Female Nude, 1969

Sale Date: May 12, 2014

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