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)

Temple at Paestum, 1983

Philip Pearlstein

Temple at Paestum, 1983

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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Nude, 1984

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: August 18, 2013

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Hunzinger chair and the wooden swan, 1995

Philip Pearlstein

Hunzinger chair and the wooden swan, 1995

Sale Date: August 18, 2013

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Nude and Cityscape, 1985

Philip Pearlstein

Nude and Cityscape, 1985

Sale Date: July 27, 2013

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Nude Figure Study, 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Nude Figure Study, 1965

Sale Date: July 27, 2013

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Nude, 1984

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: June 16, 2013

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Fiesta Nude, 1984

Philip Pearlstein

Fiesta Nude, 1984

Sale Date: June 16, 2013

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Nude on chair, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on chair, 1970

Sale Date: June 19, 2013

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Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Philip Pearlstein

Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Sale Date: June 19, 2013

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The Violinist and Reclining nude (2 works), 1950

Philip Pearlstein

The Violinist and Reclining nude (2 works), 1950

Sale Date: May 22, 2013

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Figure Seated on Rug with Mirror (from Six..., 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Figure Seated on Rug with Mirror (from Six..., 1970

Sale Date: May 18, 2013

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Nude on settee, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on settee, 1978

Sale Date: May 18, 2013

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Male and Female Nudes Reclining, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Male and Female Nudes Reclining, 1970

Sale Date: May 16, 2013

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Nude and Cityscape, 1985

Philip Pearlstein

Nude and Cityscape, 1985

Sale Date: May 11, 2013

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Ohne Titel, 2004

Philip Pearlstein

Ohne Titel, 2004

Sale Date: May 16, 2013

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Model in Kimono on Eames Chair, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

Model in Kimono on Eames Chair, 1979

Sale Date: April 25, 2013

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Model on Grey Patterned Rug II, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Model on Grey Patterned Rug II, 1974

Sale Date: April 14, 2013

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Hunzinger chair and the wooden swan, 1995

Philip Pearlstein

Hunzinger chair and the wooden swan, 1995

Sale Date: April 19, 2013

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Landscape, 1940

Philip Pearlstein

Landscape, 1940

Sale Date: April 4, 2013

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Models and Horses, 1992

Philip Pearlstein

Models and Horses, 1992

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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The sphinx, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

The sphinx, 1979

Sale Date: March 2, 2013

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Nude on Chair, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Chair, 1970

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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Seated Male and Female Models in Office..., 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Seated Male and Female Models in Office..., 1975

Sale Date: December 13, 2012

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Akt, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: December 7, 2012

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