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)

Reclining Nude on Green Couch, 1971, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Reclining Nude on Green Couch, 1971, 1971

Sale Date: June 15, 2023

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Nude on Eames Stool., 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Eames Stool., 1977

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Group of 4 prints., 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Group of 4 prints., 1971

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Model on Grey Patterned Rug II., 1973

Philip Pearlstein

Model on Grey Patterned Rug II., 1973

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Nude with Outstretched Arms, Green Sofa, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Nude with Outstretched Arms, Green Sofa, 1971

Sale Date: May 23, 2023

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Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervanes, 2010

Philip Pearlstein

Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervanes, 2010

Sale Date: May 18, 2023

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Sphinx, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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Girl on Stool, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on Stool, 1971

Sale Date: May 6, 2023

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Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Citely

Philip Pearlstein

Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Citely

Sale Date: April 14, 2023

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Portrait of a Young Man, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Portrait of a Young Man, 1971

Sale Date: March 17, 2023

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The Sphinx, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

The Sphinx, 1979

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Monument Valley, 1981

Philip Pearlstein

Monument Valley, 1981

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Two Nude Women with Lion, 2003

Philip Pearlstein

Two Nude Women with Lion, 2003

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervanes, 2010

Philip Pearlstein

Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervanes, 2010

Sale Date: January 31, 2023

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Untitled (Nude), 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled (Nude), 1972

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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Female Nude in a Rocking Chair, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Female Nude in a Rocking Chair, 1977

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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MODEL ON GREY PATTERNED RUG II (COLOR), 1974

Philip Pearlstein

MODEL ON GREY PATTERNED RUG II (COLOR), 1974

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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TWO NUDES

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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NUDE ON STRIPED HAMMOCK

Philip Pearlstein

NUDE ON STRIPED HAMMOCK

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Male And Female Figure, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Male And Female Figure, 1970

Sale Date: November 18, 2022

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Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervanes, 2010

Philip Pearlstein

Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervanes, 2010

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Italian Still Life, 1940

Philip Pearlstein

Italian Still Life, 1940

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Untitled, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, 1974

Sale Date: November 3, 2022

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Two Nudes on Navajo Blanket, 2006

Philip Pearlstein

Two Nudes on Navajo Blanket, 2006

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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