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)

Female Nude on Persian Rug, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Female Nude on Persian Rug, 1972

Sale Date: October 7, 2020

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ZEPPELIN AND HORSES #2, 1992

Philip Pearlstein

ZEPPELIN AND HORSES #2, 1992

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

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Seated Male and Female Models on Office..., 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Seated Male and Female Models on Office..., 1975

Sale Date: September 2, 2020

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Reclining Nude on Bamboo Chair, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Reclining Nude on Bamboo Chair, 1978

Sale Date: August 27, 2020

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Seated female in Director's Chair, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Seated female in Director's Chair, 1972

Sale Date: September 17, 2020

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Reclining Female, 1969

Philip Pearlstein

Reclining Female, 1969

Sale Date: September 17, 2020

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Two compositions

Philip Pearlstein

Two compositions

Sale Date: August 18, 2020

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Three Women, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Three Women, 1978

Sale Date: August 20, 2020

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Nude, 1973

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: August 20, 2020

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Temple at Paestum, 1983

Philip Pearlstein

Temple at Paestum, 1983

Sale Date: July 30, 2020

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Two Female Models Facing Easel, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Two Female Models Facing Easel, 1977

Sale Date: July 28, 2020

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Two Nudes with Stool and Canvas, 1976

Philip Pearlstein

Two Nudes with Stool and Canvas, 1976

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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Two Figures, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Two Figures, 1978

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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Two female nudes from “Six Lithographs Drawn , 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Two female nudes from “Six Lithographs Drawn , 1970

Sale Date: June 30, 2020

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View of Rome., 1986

Philip Pearlstein

View of Rome., 1986

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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View Over SoHo, Lower Manhattan., 1978

Philip Pearlstein

View Over SoHo, Lower Manhattan., 1978

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Two Female Nudes on Rocker and Stool., 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Two Female Nudes on Rocker and Stool., 1975

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Models with Mirror., 1985

Philip Pearlstein

Models with Mirror., 1985

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Nude on Settee., 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Settee., 1978

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Nude on Striped Hammock., 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Striped Hammock., 1974

Sale Date: June 25, 2020

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Nude on a Hammock, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on a Hammock, 1974

Sale Date: May 21, 2020

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Nude and New York, 1985

Philip Pearlstein

Nude and New York, 1985

Sale Date: May 15, 2020

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Untitled (Two nudes resting by a couch), 1965

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled (Two nudes resting by a couch), 1965

Sale Date: April 28, 2020

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NUDE, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: March 10, 2020

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