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)

Girl on a blue coverlet, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on a blue coverlet, 1972

Sale Date: March 3, 2006

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Female nude on a Navajo rug, seen from behind, 1995

Philip Pearlstein

Female nude on a Navajo rug, seen from behind, 1995

Sale Date: January 10, 2006

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Nude on an iron bench, 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on an iron bench, 1975

Sale Date: December 11, 2005

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Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Philip Pearlstein

Model in kimono on plastic chair, 2001

Sale Date: December 11, 2005

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Two nudes on a blue quilt, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes on a blue quilt, 1977

Sale Date: December 11, 2005

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Nude standing by easel, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Nude standing by easel, 1978

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Two nudes on blue coverlet, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes on blue coverlet, 1977

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Nude with rocker, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Nude with rocker, 1977

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Figure seated on rug with mirror (from Six..., 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Figure seated on rug with mirror (from Six..., 1970

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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

Philip Pearlstein

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

Sale Date: November 17, 2005

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Girl on iron bench, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on iron bench, 1974

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Nude with rocker

Philip Pearlstein

Nude with rocker

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Sphinx (from Ruins and Landscapes), 1979

Philip Pearlstein

Sphinx (from Ruins and Landscapes), 1979

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Two nudes with oak stool and canvas, 1976

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes with oak stool and canvas, 1976

Sale Date: September 18, 2005

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Two nudes with hammock, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes with hammock, 1974

Sale Date: September 18, 2005

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Ellen in tutu

Philip Pearlstein

Ellen in tutu

Sale Date: September 18, 2005

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Model with one leg up on red Biedermeier sofa, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Model with one leg up on red Biedermeier sofa, 1978

Sale Date: October 6, 2005

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Seated nude, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Seated nude, 1970

Sale Date: October 6, 2005

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Nude on silver bench, 1972–1973

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on silver bench, 1972–1973

Sale Date: September 21, 2005

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Girl on iron bench, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on iron bench, 1974

Sale Date: June 16, 2005

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Nude on chaise, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on chaise, 1978

Sale Date: April 30, 2005

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Untitled (Nude on rug before mirror), 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled (Nude on rug before mirror), 1970

Sale Date: March 4, 2005

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Two nudes, 1964

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes, 1964

Sale Date: February 23, 2005

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Ruins and landscapes, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

Ruins and landscapes, 1979

Sale Date: December 13, 2004

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