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 (819 results)

Portrait of Tony Holland, 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Portrait of Tony Holland, 1978

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Male and Female Nudes on a Spanish Rug, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Male and Female Nudes on a Spanish Rug, 1971

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Model in Kimono on Plastic Chair, 2001

Philip Pearlstein

Model in Kimono on Plastic Chair, 2001

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Monument Valley, 1981

Philip Pearlstein

Monument Valley, 1981

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly, 1980

Philip Pearlstein

Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly, 1980

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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Nude on Eames Stool, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Eames Stool, 1977

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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Untitled (Two Nudes on a Blanket)

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled (Two Nudes on a Blanket)

Sale Date: March 7, 2024

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View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan, 1977

Philip Pearlstein

View Over Soho, Lower Manhattan, 1977

Sale Date: February 20, 2024

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Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervanes, 2010

Philip Pearlstein

Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervanes, 2010

Sale Date: February 22, 2024

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Italian Still Life, 1940

Philip Pearlstein

Italian Still Life, 1940

Sale Date: February 22, 2024

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Reclining Nude on Green Couch, 1971, 1971

Philip Pearlstein

Reclining Nude on Green Couch, 1971, 1971

Sale Date: January 27, 2024

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Model on Grey Patterned Rug, 1973

Philip Pearlstein

Model on Grey Patterned Rug, 1973

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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Seated Nude with Kimono, 1982

Philip Pearlstein

Seated Nude with Kimono, 1982

Sale Date: January 19, 2024

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Seated Female Nude, 1986

Philip Pearlstein

Seated Female Nude, 1986

Sale Date: December 15, 2023

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Untitled, 1983

Philip Pearlstein

Untitled, 1983

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Models with Folk Art Horses, 1992

Philip Pearlstein

Models with Folk Art Horses, 1992

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Nude on Striped Drape, 1967

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Striped Drape, 1967

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Palatine, 1961

Philip Pearlstein

Palatine, 1961

Sale Date: December 5, 2023

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Nude on Settee., 1978

Philip Pearlstein

Nude on Settee., 1978

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Model on Grey Patterned Rug II., 1973

Philip Pearlstein

Model on Grey Patterned Rug II., 1973

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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The Sphinx, 1979

Philip Pearlstein

The Sphinx, 1979

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Two Models in Omaha; Nude Model with..., 1981–2010

Philip Pearlstein

Two Models in Omaha; Nude Model with..., 1981–2010

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Two Nudes, 1967

Philip Pearlstein

Two Nudes, 1967

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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Nudes

Philip Pearlstein

Sale Date: October 20, 2023

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