Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.139), 1975: Screeprint on paper by Andy Warhol

  • Andy Warhol Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.139) 1975 screenprint portrait with layered black, pink and gold colour blocks and expressive line drawing, signed edition of 250

    Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.139), 1975

    Screenprint on paper, H 110cm X W 73cm

     Edition of 250, 50 AP, 3PP 

    ©The Andy Warhol Foundation

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    Andy Warhol’s Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.139), 1975, is a compelling work from the Mick Jagger portfolio, defined by its bold fragmentation and layered composition. Warhol combines photographic imagery with expressive line drawing, partially obscuring Jagger’s face beneath blocks of saturated colour. Deep black, muted gold, and rich pink tones intersect across the composition, creating a sense of tension between visibility and concealment. This interplay reflects Warhol’s interest in manipulating celebrity imagery, presenting Jagger as both instantly recognisable and deliberately distorted.

     

    The work exemplifies Warhol’s approach to portraiture during the mid-1970s, where repetition, variation, and abstraction converge. Produced as a screenprint in an edition of 250, with additional artist’s proofs, impressions are typically signed by both Mick Jagger and Andy Warhol. Within the series, this composition stands out for its strong contrast and structural complexity, reinforcing the dynamic and experimental nature of the Mick Jagger portfolio as a whole.

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  • "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."

     

    - Andy Warhol

    Andy Warhol approached celebrity as both subject and material, treating famous figures as images to be constructed, repeated, and consumed. Rather than portraying individuals in a traditional, psychological sense, he focused on the surface, using photography, screenprinting, and bold colour to emphasise how fame is shaped through media and reproduction. Celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and Mick Jagger became central to his practice because they already existed as widely circulated images, allowing Warhol to explore the relationship between identity, publicity, and mass culture.