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)

MALE AND FEMALE MODELS ON A STRIPED HAMMOCK, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

MALE AND FEMALE MODELS ON A STRIPED HAMMOCK, 1978

Sale Date: March 10, 2020

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MODEL SEATED ON CHAIR, 1967

Philip Pearlstein

MODEL SEATED ON CHAIR, 1967

Sale Date: March 6, 2020

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Two Female Models with Iron Bench, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Two Female Models with Iron Bench, 1971

Sale Date: March 5, 2020

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Model on Grey Patterned Rug II, 1974

Philip Pearlstein

Model on Grey Patterned Rug II, 1974

Sale Date: November 10, 2019

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Two Female Models on Rocker and Stool, 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Two Female Models on Rocker and Stool, 1975

Sale Date: February 23, 2020

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Models with Mirror, 1985

Philip Pearlstein

Models with Mirror, 1985

Sale Date: February 26, 2020

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View of Rome, 1982

Philip Pearlstein

View of Rome, 1982

Sale Date: January 26, 2020

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Two Female Models on Rocker and Stool

Philip Pearlstein

Two Female Models on Rocker and Stool

Sale Date: January 26, 2020

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Models with Mirror, 1985

Philip Pearlstein

Models with Mirror, 1985

Sale Date: January 26, 2020

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View Over Soho

Philip Pearlstein

View Over Soho

Sale Date: February 8, 2020

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Nude on Iron Bench, 1975

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Iron Bench, 1975

Sale Date: January 15, 2020

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Model with Mirror

Philip Pearlstein

Model with Mirror

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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Untitled, Female act, 1970

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, Female act, 1970

Sale Date: November 23, 2019

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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 20, 2019

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View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan

Philip Pearlstein

View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan

Sale Date: November 9, 2019

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Seated Nude with Kimono

Philip Pearlstein

Seated Nude with Kimono

Sale Date: October 29, 2019

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Temple at Paestum, 1983

Philip Pearlstein

Temple at Paestum, 1983

Sale Date: November 3, 2019

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Two Reclining Nudes, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Two Reclining Nudes, 1971

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

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Two Nudes on Blue Coverlet, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Two Nudes on Blue Coverlet, 1977

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

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Nude on Mexican Blanket, 1972

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Mexican Blanket, 1972

Sale Date: November 21, 2019

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View over Soho, Lower Manhattan 1977-1978, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

View over Soho, Lower Manhattan 1977-1978, 1977

Sale Date: October 24, 2019

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VIEW OVER SOHO, LOWER MANHATTAN, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

VIEW OVER SOHO, LOWER MANHATTAN, 1978

Sale Date: October 22, 2019

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GIRL ON ORANGE & BLACK MEXICAN RUG, 1973

Philip Pearlstein

GIRL ON ORANGE & BLACK MEXICAN RUG, 1973

Sale Date: October 20, 2019

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RECLINING NUDE ON GREEN COUCH, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

RECLINING NUDE ON GREEN COUCH, 1971

Sale Date: October 20, 2019

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