Andy Warhol F.S. IV103A In The Bottom Of My Garden, 1956

Andy Warhol’s In the Bottom of My Garden offers an intimate glimpse into the artist’s early creative world, long before he became synonymous with Pop Art and celebrity culture. Created around 1956, the book consists of 20 offset lithographs—some delicately hand-colored—accompanied by handwritten calligraphy by his mother, Julia Warhola. The imagery is whimsical and ethereal, filled with cherubs, fairies, and floral motifs that evoke a secret, dreamlike garden.

This work reveals a softer, more poetic side of Warhol, emphasizing his fascination with beauty, innocence, and fantasy. The hand-touched details and lyrical compositions show his early experimentation with the blend of mechanical process and human touch—a theme that would later define much of his career. Though far removed from his later depictions of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell’s Soup Cans, In the Bottom of My Garden stands as a tender and quietly subversive piece, reflecting the artist’s ability to find wonder and irony in the everyday.