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)

Nude standing by easel, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Nude standing by easel, 1974

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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Nude on Navajo rug, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Navajo rug, 1972

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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Two female figures, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Two female figures, 1970

Sale Date: December 17, 2008

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Two academic female nude studies, 1964

Philip Pearlstein

Two academic female nude studies, 1964

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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Seated nude, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Seated nude, 1970

Sale Date: May 2, 2004

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The ridge, 1955

Philip Pearlstein

The ridge, 1955

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Untitled, landscape, 1959

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, landscape, 1959

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Model in kimono on plastic chair

Philip Pearlstein

Model in kimono on plastic chair

Sale Date: November 5, 2008

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Nude standing by easel

Philip Pearlstein

Nude standing by easel

Sale Date: November 5, 2008

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Nude on Navajo rug

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Navajo rug

Sale Date: November 5, 2008

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Figure seated on rug with mirror

Philip Pearlstein

Figure seated on rug with mirror

Sale Date: November 5, 2008

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Figure on couch; Figure on folding chair and legs

Philip Pearlstein

Figure on couch; Figure on folding chair and legs

Sale Date: November 5, 2008

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Nude on green drape, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on green drape, 1970

Sale Date: November 11, 2008

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Two nudes

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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Nude on bamboo sofa, 1981

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on bamboo sofa, 1981

Sale Date: August 24, 2008

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Seated nude, 2003

Philip Pearlstein

Seated nude, 2003

Sale Date: September 9, 2008

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Nude in a hammock, 1982

Philip Pearlstein

Nude in a hammock, 1982

Sale Date: July 31, 2008

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Figure on Couch (from Six Lithographs Drawn..., 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Figure on Couch (from Six Lithographs Drawn..., 1970

Sale Date: June 29, 2008

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Untitled - Male and female nudes, 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled - Male and female nudes, 1965

Sale Date: June 30, 2008

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Untitled - Two female nudes, 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled - Two female nudes, 1965

Sale Date: June 30, 2008

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Nude on bamboo sofa; Model in kimono in plastic...

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on bamboo sofa; Model in kimono in plastic...

Sale Date: May 7, 2008

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Nude on Navajo rug

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Navajo rug

Sale Date: May 7, 2008

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Figure on couch; Figure on folding chair and...

Philip Pearlstein

Figure on couch; Figure on folding chair and...

Sale Date: May 7, 2008

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Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Philip Pearlstein

Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Sale Date: May 17, 2008

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