Vesuvius (FS.IIB.365), 1985

"Vesuvius (FS.IIB.365)" is a hand-signed unique trial-proof screenprint by Andy Warhol. The sheet size is 31.5 x 39.25" and the artwork is framed in a custom, closed-corner, gold leaf frame. The artwork ships framed and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.  In "Vesuvius", Warhol revisits his 1960s exploration of ‘death and disaster’ scenes but with an art historical twist – he bases the image on a Romantic era painting "Eruzione de Vesuvio" by the Neapolitan artist Camillo de Vito.  The Romantic era highlighted a vicarious enjoyment of nature as well as a lurid fascination with the violent death and cataclysm which Mother Nature was capable of.  Picturesque 18th and early 19th century scenes of erupting volcanoes like "Eruzione de Vesuvio" foreshadow what would become the explicit images that flood our modern world, both in journalistic and artistic mediums.  By reaching back to the Romantic era for "Vesuvius’" inspiration, Warhol connects Romantic themes to their contempo