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 on a striped rug

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on a striped rug

Sale Date: July 22, 2007

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Girl on an iron bench, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on an iron bench, 1974

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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Portrait of a lady with red bow, 1985

Philip Pearlstein

Portrait of a lady with red bow, 1985

Sale Date: June 24, 2007

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Two reclining nudes, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Two reclining nudes, 1970

Sale Date: June 13, 2007

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Male and female nudes on Spanish rug, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Male and female nudes on Spanish rug, 1971

Sale Date: February 2, 2007

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Nude on chaise, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on chaise, 1978

Sale Date: February 9, 2007

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The sphinx

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: December 3, 2006

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Nude with Rocker, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Nude with Rocker, 1977

Sale Date: November 16, 2006

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Nude on a Coverlet, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on a Coverlet, 1972

Sale Date: November 16, 2006

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Untitled (Reclining nude), 1966

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled (Reclining nude), 1966

Sale Date: November 21, 2006

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Ruins at Gran Quivera

Philip Pearlstein

Ruins at Gran Quivera

Sale Date: September 26, 2006

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Two minstrel marionettes and model, 1987

Philip Pearlstein

Two minstrel marionettes and model, 1987

Sale Date: October 11, 2006

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Girl on blue coverlet

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on blue coverlet

Sale Date: May 21, 2006

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Girl on an iron bench, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on an iron bench, 1972

Sale Date: June 22, 2006

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Girl in striped robe

Philip Pearlstein

Girl in striped robe

Sale Date: May 21, 2006

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Untitled (Reclining nude), 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled (Reclining nude), 1975

Sale Date: May 21, 2006

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Models in the studio, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Models in the studio, 1977

Sale Date: May 19, 2006

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Two models in a window with cast iron toys, 1987

Philip Pearlstein

Two models in a window with cast iron toys, 1987

Sale Date: May 11, 2006

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Seated nude on a sofa, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Seated nude on a sofa, 1970

Sale Date: March 6, 2006

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Seated nude, 1968

Philip Pearlstein

Seated nude, 1968

Sale Date: March 6, 2006

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Girlon blue coverlet

Philip Pearlstein

Girlon blue coverlet

Sale Date: March 5, 2006

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Sphinx, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: March 5, 2006

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Untitled, 1967

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, 1967

Sale Date: March 5, 2006

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Untitled, 1968

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, 1968

Sale Date: March 5, 2006

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