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"Andy is Disgruntled With His Latest Portrait, But Dolly Had Lots of Laughs Posing"
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- ARTIST'S NOTE: When I imagined this composition depicting Andy Warhol painting Dolly Parton while she posed, I was sure Warhol must have painted Parton; my plan was that if I discovered he hadn't, I'd invent a portrait in Warhol's iconic manner. But he had painted her, in series, and I learned that the portraits are considered among his weakest ("they aren’t quite worthy of the singer’s complex excellence", New York Times) and that Parton herself was reportedly disappointed with them. So I made that part of the story; Andy may be less 'disgruntled' with the portrait itself (I think it's quite striking) but more disappointed by the critical reaction—but it's hard for me to imagine Dolly having anything but 'lots of laughs'
- Made with watercolor, pen-and-inks, touches of graphite and charcoal, watercolor pencils and gouache on paper
- Measures 11-3/8 by 13 inches (as shown, sheet slightly larger)
- Created in 2026
- Signed and dated with the artist's monogram cipher (PG) and dated "2026" lower right, and inscribed with the title along the lower margin; signed again with his full name on the reverse
- Ships with a Certificate of Authenticity detailing the story behind the piece
- Source image credits for this pastiche: Dolly Parton 2014 promotional photo by her personal photographer Fran Strine [VIEW]; Andy Warhol at the Ritz Hotel in 1970, photographed for The Express by Powell [VIEW]; 1985 portrait of Dolly Parton by Andy Warhol [VIEW]
Additional keywords: original art, painting, drawing, homage, Pop art
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