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

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Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Philip Pearlstein

Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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Two nude women, 2003

Philip Pearlstein

Two nude women, 2003

Sale Date: February 25, 2010

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Two nude women, 2003

Philip Pearlstein

Two nude women, 2003

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Butterfly kite II, 2006

Philip Pearlstein

Butterfly kite II, 2006

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Two nude women, 1993

Philip Pearlstein

Two nude women, 1993

Sale Date: August 11, 2010

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Butterfly kite II, 2006

Philip Pearlstein

Butterfly kite II, 2006

Sale Date: September 23, 2010

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Butterfly kite I, 2006

Philip Pearlstein

Butterfly kite I, 2006

Sale Date: September 23, 2010

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Girl on a stool, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on a stool, 1971

Sale Date: November 11, 2010

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Two nudes on blue coverlet, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes on blue coverlet, 1977

Sale Date: March 6, 2011

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Model with dreadlocks on green wicker chair, 2001

Philip Pearlstein

Model with dreadlocks on green wicker chair, 2001

Sale Date: March 10, 2011

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Nude on blanket

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on blanket

Sale Date: December 12, 2010

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Seated nude on green drape, 1969

Philip Pearlstein

Seated nude on green drape, 1969

Sale Date: November 10, 2010

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Model with Empire State building, 1992

Philip Pearlstein

Model with Empire State building, 1992

Sale Date: November 10, 2010

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Seated nude on orange drape, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Seated nude on orange drape, 1970

Sale Date: October 27, 2010

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Nude on stool

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on stool

Sale Date: October 2, 2010

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Tintern Abbey

Philip Pearlstein

Tintern Abbey

Sale Date: September 30, 2010

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Nude on Dahomey stool, 1976

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Dahomey stool, 1976

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Two models with Mexican rug, 1983

Philip Pearlstein

Two models with Mexican rug, 1983

Sale Date: September 22, 2010

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Girl on orange and black Mexican rug, 1973

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on orange and black Mexican rug, 1973

Sale Date: September 14, 2010

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Nude figure, 1983

Philip Pearlstein

Nude figure, 1983

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Nude, 1985

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Akt auf silberner Bank (+ Männliches..., 1972–1973

Philip Pearlstein

Akt auf silberner Bank (+ Männliches..., 1972–1973

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Ruhender Akt auf einer grünen Couch (+..., 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Ruhender Akt auf einer grünen Couch (+..., 1971

Sale Date: June 17, 2010

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Two models and Ninth Avenue view, 1986

Philip Pearlstein

Two models and Ninth Avenue view, 1986

Sale Date: May 16, 2010

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