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)

Philip Pearlstein Nude Figural Etching,..., 1985

Philip Pearlstein

Philip Pearlstein Nude Figural Etching,..., 1985

Sale Date: January 29, 2022

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Nude on Striped Hammock, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Striped Hammock, 1974

Sale Date: January 11, 2022

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Blue Rock

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Whirly-Gig with Little Man and Model, 2004

Philip Pearlstein

Whirly-Gig with Little Man and Model, 2004

Sale Date: December 16, 2021

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Male and Female Nudes Reclining, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Male and Female Nudes Reclining, 1970

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Seated Nude, 1968

Philip Pearlstein

Seated Nude, 1968

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Two Nudes on a Blue Coverlet

Philip Pearlstein

Two Nudes on a Blue Coverlet

Sale Date: November 11, 2021

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Nude on Striped Hammock, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Striped Hammock, 1974

Sale Date: November 11, 2021

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Seated Male and Female, 1969

Philip Pearlstein

Seated Male and Female, 1969

Sale Date: November 12, 2021

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Nude on a Dahomey Stool, 1976

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on a Dahomey Stool, 1976

Sale Date: September 16, 2021

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Nude on silver bench, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on silver bench, 1972

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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Girl in striped robe, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Girl in striped robe, 1972

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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Girl on stool, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Girl on stool, 1971

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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Reclining nude on green couch, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Reclining nude on green couch, 1971

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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Nude on Couch (from the Six New York Artists , 1969

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Couch (from the Six New York Artists , 1969

Sale Date: August 11, 2021

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Two Models With Old Whirly-Gig: When the..., 2003

Philip Pearlstein

Two Models With Old Whirly-Gig: When the..., 2003

Sale Date: August 6, 2021

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Models in the Studio, 1976

Philip Pearlstein

Models in the Studio, 1976

Sale Date: August 17, 2021

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Model with Horse Patterned Rug and Burmese..., 1997

Philip Pearlstein

Model with Horse Patterned Rug and Burmese..., 1997

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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Two Female Nudes on Oriental Rug, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Two Female Nudes on Oriental Rug, 1971

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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Model with Wood Swan, 1988

Philip Pearlstein

Model with Wood Swan, 1988

Sale Date: July 16, 2021

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Untitled, 1966

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, 1966

Sale Date: July 15, 2021

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Untitled, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, 1972

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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Nude in Hammock, 1982

Philip Pearlstein

Nude in Hammock, 1982

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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Nude in Striped Hammock, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Nude in Striped Hammock, 1974

Sale Date: July 8, 2021

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