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)

Two nudes with hammock, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes with hammock, 1974

Sale Date: May 18, 2008

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Nude with iron bench with mirror

Philip Pearlstein

Nude with iron bench with mirror

Sale Date: May 18, 2008

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Two nudes, 1961

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes, 1961

Sale Date: May 20, 2008

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Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Philip Pearlstein

Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Sale Date: May 20, 2008

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Figure lying on rug (from Six Lithographs..., 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Figure lying on rug (from Six Lithographs..., 1970

Sale Date: May 20, 2008

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Two female models with cast iron bench, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Two female models with cast iron bench, 1971

Sale Date: May 15, 2008

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Nude with rocker, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Nude with rocker, 1977

Sale Date: April 28, 2008

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Two nudes, 1967

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes, 1967

Sale Date: April 2, 2008

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Two Models and Moruba Mask, 1994

Philip Pearlstein

Two Models and Moruba Mask, 1994

Sale Date: April 1, 2008

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Two seated female nudes, 1969

Philip Pearlstein

Two seated female nudes, 1969

Sale Date: November 1, 2007

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Seated models on red and orange drapes, 1968

Philip Pearlstein

Seated models on red and orange drapes, 1968

Sale Date: November 1, 2007

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Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Philip Pearlstein

Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Sale Date: November 17, 2007

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Rocky landscape, 1959

Philip Pearlstein

Rocky landscape, 1959

Sale Date: November 16, 2007

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Ridge, 1955

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: November 16, 2007

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Two models on daybed with Peruvian cloth, 1976

Philip Pearlstein

Two models on daybed with Peruvian cloth, 1976

Sale Date: November 16, 2007

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Seated nude, 1968–1970

Philip Pearlstein

Seated nude, 1968–1970

Sale Date: October 21, 2007

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Male and female nude on Spanish rug

Philip Pearlstein

Male and female nude on Spanish rug

Sale Date: September 9, 2007

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Nude on iron bench

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on iron bench

Sale Date: September 9, 2007

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Nude in rocking chair

Philip Pearlstein

Nude in rocking chair

Sale Date: September 9, 2007

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Nude on iron bench, 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on iron bench, 1975

Sale Date: September 7, 2007

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Reclining nude on green couch, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Reclining nude on green couch, 1971

Sale Date: September 7, 2007

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Seated nude with arm over head, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Seated nude with arm over head, 1970

Sale Date: September 12, 2007

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Model seated on chair, 1967

Philip Pearlstein

Model seated on chair, 1967

Sale Date: September 12, 2007

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Two models with mannequin, 1986

Philip Pearlstein

Two models with mannequin, 1986

Sale Date: September 12, 2007

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