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 on yellow and blue drapes, 1970–1970

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes on yellow and blue drapes, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 8, 1989

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Standing man, seated woman, 1967–1967

Philip Pearlstein

Standing man, seated woman, 1967–1967

Sale Date: November 8, 1989

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Two nudes with back of painting, 1965–1965

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes with back of painting, 1965–1965

Sale Date: November 8, 1989

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Untitled, 1972–1972

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 8, 1989

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Standing Nude

Philip Pearlstein

Standing Nude

Sale Date: October 7, 1989

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Sunlit Cliff, 1956–1956

Philip Pearlstein

Sunlit Cliff, 1956–1956

Sale Date: October 7, 1989

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Two nudes, 1967–1967

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes, 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 4, 1989

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RUINS AND LANDSCAPES: STONEHENGE;..., 1979–1979

Philip Pearlstein

RUINS AND LANDSCAPES: STONEHENGE;..., 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 13, 1989

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Ruins and landscapes, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

Ruins and landscapes, 1979

Sale Date: May 9, 1989

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Sphinx, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: May 9, 1989

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Two nudes, 1962–1962

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes, 1962–1962

Sale Date: May 9, 1989

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Female model reclining on empire sofa, 1973–1973

Philip Pearlstein

Female model reclining on empire sofa, 1973–1973

Sale Date: May 4, 1989

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MALE AND FEMALE MODELS RECLINING, 1966–1966

Philip Pearlstein

MALE AND FEMALE MODELS RECLINING, 1966–1966

Sale Date: May 3, 1989

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Roots (Fallen Tree), 1957–1957

Philip Pearlstein

Roots (Fallen Tree), 1957–1957

Sale Date: February 15, 1989

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Female model by ladder, 1976–1976

Philip Pearlstein

Female model by ladder, 1976–1976

Sale Date: February 14, 1989

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Two nudes, 1961–1961

Philip Pearlstein

Two nudes, 1961–1961

Sale Date: February 13, 1989

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Male and female models seated on Indian , 1973–1973

Philip Pearlstein

Male and female models seated on Indian , 1973–1973

Sale Date: November 11, 1988

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Standing male model and mirror, 1972–1972

Philip Pearlstein

Standing male model and mirror, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 11, 1988

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Reclining female model on blanket, 1972–1972

Philip Pearlstein

Reclining female model on blanket, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 11, 1988

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Nude, female model, seated, 1969–1969

Philip Pearlstein

Nude, female model, seated, 1969–1969

Sale Date: October 8, 1988

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Two female models on stool and rocker, 1974–1974

Philip Pearlstein

Two female models on stool and rocker, 1974–1974

Sale Date: October 5, 1988

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Mary, seated on green cushion, 1963

Philip Pearlstein

Mary, seated on green cushion, 1963

Sale Date: May 4, 1988

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Model seated in rocking rattan lounge, 1984–1984

Philip Pearlstein

Model seated in rocking rattan lounge, 1984–1984

Sale Date: May 3, 1988

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TWO NUDES

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: February 17, 1988

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