Title: Cow Pop Art Screenprint Print 1966 By Artist Andy Warhol
Shipping: $200.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 20th Century
History: N/A
Origin: N/A
Condition: Excellent
Item Date: 1966
Item ID: 3731
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) "Cow". Screenprint on wallpaper, pink on yellow background, ca. 1966, apprx. 30-1/4" x 45-7/8" paper size, with "Andy Worhol" and "trim" printed along one edge, "trim" on the opposing edge. Not framed. By the beginning of the 1960s, Warhol had become a very successful commercial illustrator. Pop art was an experimental form that several artists were independently adopting; some of these pioneers, such as Roy Lichtenstein, would later become synonymous with the movement. Warhol, who would become famous as the "Pope of Pop", turned to this new style, where popular subjects could be part of the artist's palette. His cow wallpaper is a fine example of the artist's philosophy; not the first artist to refuse to explain his work, he urged the public to regard his images as completely on the surface with nothing behind. Condition: The sheet has been rolled for shipping; very slight repeating (6) crease from indentation of the mailing tube, mostly visible from the back of the paper. Small amount of handling wear to the edges, yellow at top end with vague soils, small crease in yellow at the lower end, one end of paper slightly discolored from age exposure verso. A few minor surface scuffs can only be seen in raking light. Not framed. Overall the condition is good.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_worhol
Andrew Warhola (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987), known as Andy Warhol, was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer, author, and member of highly diverse social circles that included bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy patrons.
Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. He coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame." In his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The Andy Warhol Museum exists in memory of his life and artwork.
The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is $100 million for a 1963 canvas titled Eight Elvises. The private transaction was reported in a 2009 article in The Economist, which described Warhol as the "bellwether of the art market." $100 million is a benchmark price that only Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso, Gustav Klimt and Willem de Kooning have achieved.
