The famous Greta Garbo portrait of Edward Steichen drawn by Andy Warhol is part of the exhibition. (Image: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. / 2015 Pro Litteris, Zurich)
ETH Zurich's Collection of Prints and Drawings is currently exhibiting drawings from the 1950s that were discovered in Andy Warhol's estate. These early works reveal unexpected sides of the famous artist, providing a glimpse into his unique approach, the so-called "blotted line" technique. The discovery, reported in 2011, was sensational: a Munich-based art dealer discovered 400 previously unknown drawings among the remaining works in Andy Warhol's estate. The drawer was labelled "archive material". Hidden inside were works from the 1950s, a period in which Warhol spent his first years in New York, earning his livelihood doing illustrations for advertising contracts. He had completed his studies in Pittsburgh just shortly before. Subjects from magazines.
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