Paul Stephenson

‘Cow I (Yellow on Blue)’, 2019 (detail), Published by Castle Fine Art

London-based artist, Paul Stephenson, creates his work through a form of painting called Sous Rature. The definition for this technique involves the crossing out of a word within a text, but allowing it to remain legible and in place. Stephenson elevates this further, through his remixing of old original works of art into something new and modern.

Stephenson has been researching and recreating the practices first established by Andy Warhol and has dedicated the last decade to creating After Warhol. Using the Pop Art founder's original acetate, Stephenson and Atelier JI collaborated to recreate Warhol's iconic 1964 graphic of the First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Editions

Cow I - Yellow On Blue
2019
30 x 46 in
3-colour silkscreen print in vinyl and enamel in Velin Arches Blanc 400gsm
Edition of 80
Published by Castle Fine Art

Cow II- Pink On Purple
2019
30 x 46 in
3-colour silkscreen print in vinyl and enamel in Velin Arches Blanc 400gsm
Edition of 80
Published by Castle Fine Art

Cow III- Dark Pink On Blue
2019
30 x 46 in
3-colour silkscreen print in vinyl and enamel in Velin Arches Blanc 400gsm
Edition of 80
Published by Castle Fine Art

Cow IV - Fluorescent Pink On Fluorescent Yellow
2019
30 x 46 in
3-colour silkscreen print in vinyl and enamel in Velin Arches Blanc 400gsm
Edition of 80
Published by Castle Fine Art

Jackie - Naphthol Red
2019
41 x 41 in
Original silkscreen on canvas with a hand-painted background by Paul Stephenson
Published by Castle Fine Art

Jackie - Permanent Green Light
2019
41 x 41 in
Original silkscreen on canvas with a hand-painted background by Paul Stephenson
Published by Castle Fine Art

Jackie - Prussian Blue Grey
2019
41 x 41 in
Original silkscreen on canvas with a hand-painted background by Paul Stephenson
Published by Castle Fine Art

Jackie - Warm Grey
2019
41 x 41 in
Original silkscreen on canvas with a hand-painted background by Paul Stephenson
Published by Castle Fine Art

Jackie - Yellow Azo Extra Light
2019
41 x 41 in
Original silkscreen on canvas with a hand-painted background by Paul Stephenson
Published by Castle Fine Art

Jackie - Brown Red Oxide
2019
41 x 41 in
Original silkscreen on canvas with a hand-painted background by Paul Stephenson
Published by Castle Fine Art

Jackie - Cadmium Orange Extra Light
2019
41 x 41 in
Original silkscreen on canvas with a hand-painted background by Paul Stephenson
Published by Castle Fine Art

In the Studio

One of Andy Warhol's most iconic editions, the Cow series (1966-76) has been displayed at galleries like the Tate and the Museum of Modern Art. Now, for the first time in history, the graphic has been meticulously recreated using the original acetate by the London-based artist Paul Stephenson. Available individually or as a set, the four psychedelic colourways have been expertly printed as silkscreens on paper and framed by hand. Curated in a limited edition release of just 80, they form the latest instalment of the After Warhol collection, which was described as 'posthumous Warhols' by the late Warholian expert Rainer Crone.

Find out more by contacting your local Castle Fine Art gallery