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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Pitted rock, 1955

Philip Pearlstein

Pitted rock, 1955

Sale Date: May 11, 2010

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Untitled, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: May 23, 2010

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Nude on iron bench, 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on iron bench, 1975

Sale Date: April 18, 2010

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Female nudes, 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Female nudes, 1975

Sale Date: September 27, 2009

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Nude with rocker

Philip Pearlstein

Nude with rocker

Sale Date: December 13, 2009

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Female nudes, 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Female nudes, 1975

Sale Date: November 15, 2009

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Girl on hammock, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on hammock, 1978

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Naked man and woman, 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Naked man and woman, 1965

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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Nude on purple drape, 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on purple drape, 1965

Sale Date: September 24, 2009

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Nude on bamboo sofa, 1981

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on bamboo sofa, 1981

Sale Date: August 16, 2009

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Untitled - Two nudes resting by a couch, 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled - Two nudes resting by a couch, 1965

Sale Date: June 30, 2009

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Untitled, landscape, 1959

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, landscape, 1959

Sale Date: June 10, 2009

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2 minstrel marionettes and model, 1987

Philip Pearlstein

2 minstrel marionettes and model, 1987

Sale Date: May 13, 2009

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Model with wood swan

Philip Pearlstein

Model with wood swan

Sale Date: May 3, 2009

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Naked man and woman, 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Naked man and woman, 1965

Sale Date: April 28, 2009

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Two female models on Mexican blanket with..., 1972

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Two female models on Mexican blanket with..., 1972

Sale Date: April 28, 2009

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Reclining nude (dbl-sided), 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Reclining nude (dbl-sided), 1965

Sale Date: May 4, 2009

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Pagan, Myanmar (+ Angkor wat; 2 works), 1997

Philip Pearlstein

Pagan, Myanmar (+ Angkor wat; 2 works), 1997

Sale Date: March 6, 2009

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Nude on couch, arms outstretched and nude..., 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on couch, arms outstretched and nude..., 1972

Sale Date: March 4, 2009

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Nude with iron bench and mirror; Nude on..., 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Nude with iron bench and mirror; Nude on..., 1977

Sale Date: March 4, 2009

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Nude on hammock and two nudes with hammock (2...

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on hammock and two nudes with hammock (2...

Sale Date: March 4, 2009

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Model in kimono on plastic chair and nude on...

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Model in kimono on plastic chair and nude on...

Sale Date: March 4, 2009

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Figure on couch (+ 2 others, Irgr; 3 works)

Philip Pearlstein

Figure on couch (+ 2 others, Irgr; 3 works)

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Philip Pearlstein

Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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