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 striped rug, 1971–1972

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on a striped rug, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 21, 2001

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Nu au canapé

Philip Pearlstein

Nu au canapé

Sale Date: June 23, 2001

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Crouched figure on Mexican blanket, 1973–1973

Philip Pearlstein

Crouched figure on Mexican blanket, 1973–1973

Sale Date: June 12, 2001

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Halloween

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: May 26, 2001

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Girl on a striped rug, 1971–1972

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on a striped rug, 1971–1972

Sale Date: March 8, 2001

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Mummy cave ruins at Canyon de Chelly, 1980–1980

Philip Pearlstein

Mummy cave ruins at Canyon de Chelly, 1980–1980

Sale Date: December 9, 2000

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Nude on a patterned rug

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on a patterned rug

Sale Date: October 31, 2000

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Nude on settee, 1978–1978

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on settee, 1978–1978

Sale Date: October 31, 2000

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Reclining nude with kimono, 1982–1982

Philip Pearlstein

Reclining nude with kimono, 1982–1982

Sale Date: September 28, 2000

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Girl on a striped rug, 1971–1972

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on a striped rug, 1971–1972

Sale Date: September 28, 2000

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Standing male and female, 1961–1961

Philip Pearlstein

Standing male and female, 1961–1961

Sale Date: June 7, 2000

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Nude on Eames chair, 1970–1970

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Eames chair, 1970–1970

Sale Date: May 3, 2000

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Nude on a striped hammock

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on a striped hammock

Sale Date: May 3, 2000

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Nude seated on a wrought iron chair, 1974–1974

Philip Pearlstein

Nude seated on a wrought iron chair, 1974–1974

Sale Date: April 15, 2000

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Hunziger chair & wooden swan, 1995–1995

Philip Pearlstein

Hunziger chair & wooden swan, 1995–1995

Sale Date: February 6, 2000

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Two models with one wicker rocker and..., 1983–1983

Philip Pearlstein

Two models with one wicker rocker and..., 1983–1983

Sale Date: November 17, 1999

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Ruins and landcapes, 1979–1979

Philip Pearlstein

Ruins and landcapes, 1979–1979

Sale Date: November 6, 1999

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Nude on an Eames stool

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on an Eames stool

Sale Date: November 3, 1999

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Fiesta nude II, 1984–1984

Philip Pearlstein

Fiesta nude II, 1984–1984

Sale Date: November 3, 1999

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Nude on couch, 1969–1969

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on couch, 1969–1969

Sale Date: September 24, 1999

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Female nude

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: September 18, 1999

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Temple at Paestum, 1983–1983

Philip Pearlstein

Temple at Paestum, 1983–1983

Sale Date: September 12, 1999

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Model sitting, 1963–1964

Philip Pearlstein

Model sitting, 1963–1964

Sale Date: June 7, 1999

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Two nudes, 1964–1964

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes, 1964–1964

Sale Date: June 7, 1999

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