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Flowers is a series of Pop Art works created by Andy Warhol in 1964 using silkscreen printing and paint on canvas. The compositions repeat a photograph of hibiscus blossoms, simplifying the image into four flowers against flattened grass and applying sharply varied artificial colors across different versions. By turning a natural subject into a repeated, commercially reproducible image, the series applies Warhol's mass-media methods to traditional floral art.

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What is the source photograph for Andy Warhol's Flowers?

Warhol based the series on a photograph of hibiscus blossoms by Patricia Caulfield published in the June 1964 issue of Modern Photography. He cropped and simplified the image into four flattened flowers against grass.

When did Andy Warhol first exhibit the Flowers paintings?

Warhol debuted the Flowers series in late 1964 at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York and at the Paris gallery of Ileana Sonnabend. The show marked a shift from his earlier consumer-product Pop imagery.

Did Patricia Caulfield sue Warhol over the Flowers image?

Yes—photographer Patricia Caulfield brought a copyright lawsuit against Warhol for his unauthorized use of her hibiscus photograph. The case was settled out of court, with Caulfield receiving royalties and a set of the paintings.

What sizes and formats did the Warhol Flowers come in?

Warhol produced Flowers across a wide range of sizes, from roughly 8-inch square panels to monumental canvases around 82 inches square, using silkscreen ink and acrylic paint on canvas. Some versions were also made as wallpaper and prints.

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