Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
1928 - 1987
A prolific artist, film director, producer and entrepreneur, Andy Warhol was a leading figure of the pop art movement and one of the most popular artists of his time. He redefined and blurred the lines between fine art and mainstream, and his work remains a great inspiration for many artists to this day. Driven by the Pop Art movement that flourished in the 1960s, Warhol created his first pop paintings in the early 1960s. In 1962 he began working with one of his most prominent mediums: the photographic silkscreen print. This medium allowed Warhol to easily produce and duplicate many iconic images throughout his career. He created an extensive series of celebrity portraits including Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor and many other important pop culture figures. In the same year he began working with photographic silkscreen, Warhol exhibited the now-iconic series of Campbell’s Soup Cans at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. It was during this period that Warhol’s artistic endeavours also turned to film, as he produced a range of video art, including Sleep (1963), a cutting-edge six-hour movie detailing American poet John Giorno in his sleep, and one of his most commercially successful films The Chelsea Girls (1966). Later in his career, Warhol took interest in television, producing and appearing in multiple shows.

Continuously exploring new media, Warhol’s first sculptures were exhibited in 1964. Reflective of factory assembly lines and stacks of produce in chain supermarkets, Warhol created hundreds of replicas of commonly used goods including Brillo Boxes and Heinz Boxes. The finish sculptures were nearly indistinguishable from the real products and became yet another staple of Warhol’s oeuvre. Around the same time Warhol also experimented with performance and immersive art in live performances with dancers, lighting effects and projected footage. Taking more of an interest in publishing, Warhol cofounded the magazine Interview in 1969, and published books such as Andy Warhol’s Index (book) which came out in 1967, and THE Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) in 1975.

Warhol was a legend during his own lifetime and a mentor to artists like Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. His influence and approach is pervasive and can be seen in the work of many, such as Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami and Jeff Koons. With an extensive permanent collection, The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the largest museum in North America dedicated to a single artist.
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Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (F.&S. II.23) by Andy Warhol sold for $217,250
Andy Warhol
Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (F.&S. II.23)
36 x 36 in 91.4 x 91.4 cm
1967
screenprint on paper
Estimate: $125,000 - $175,000 CDN
Sold for: $217,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, November 20, 2019
John Kobal by Andy Warhol sold for $145,250
Andy Warhol
John Kobal
40 x 40 in 101.6 x 101.6 cm
silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas
Estimate: $50,000 - $80,000 CDN
Sold for: $145,250 CDN (premium included)
Pop Art Prints & International Graphics on Thursday, April 28, 2022
Karen Kain (F.S.IIB.236) by Andy Warhol sold for $115,250
Andy Warhol
Karen Kain (F.S.IIB.236)
40 x 32 in 101.6 x 81.3 cm
1980
screenprint with diamond dust on Lennox Museum board
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000 CDN
Sold for: $115,250 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2017 - 1st Session on Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Bighorn Ram (Endangered Species) (F&S. II.302) by Andy Warhol sold for $97,250
Andy Warhol
Bighorn Ram (Endangered Species) (F&S. II.302)
38 x 38 in 96.5 x 96.5 cm
screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $97,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Marilyn (F. & S. II.27) by Andy Warhol sold for $87,750
Andy Warhol
Marilyn (F. & S. II.27)
36 x 36 in 91.4 x 91.4 cm
1967
screenprint on paper
Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000 CDN
Sold for: $87,750 CDN (premium included)
April 2012 - 1st Session on Thursday, April 26, 2012
Howdy Doody, from Myths (F & S. II. 263) by Andy Warhol sold for $85,250
Andy Warhol
Howdy Doody, from Myths (F & S. II. 263)
38 x 38 in 96.5 x 96.5 cm
colour screenprint with diamond dust on lenox museum board
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $85,250 CDN (premium included)
Pop Art Prints & International Graphics on Thursday, October 28, 2021
Mick Jagger (F.&S. II.142) by Andy Warhol sold for $73,250
Andy Warhol
Mick Jagger (F.&S. II.142)
43 1/2 x 29 in 110.5 x 73.7 cm
1975
screenprint on Arches Aquarelle paper
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000 CDN
Sold for: $73,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Pine Barrens Tree Frog (F. & S. II.294) by Andy Warhol sold for $73,250
Andy Warhol
Pine Barrens Tree Frog (F. & S. II.294)
38 x 38 in 96.5 x 96.5 cm
1983
screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $73,250 CDN (premium included)
International Graphics & Pop Art on Thursday, October 25, 2018
Mao (F. & S. II.92) by Andy Warhol sold for $73,250
Andy Warhol
Mao (F. & S. II.92)
36 x 36 in 91.4 x 91.4 cm
screenprint on Beckett High White paper
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000 CDN
Sold for: $73,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, December 02, 2020
Karen Kain (F.&S. II.236) by Andy Warhol sold for $56,050
Andy Warhol
Karen Kain (F.&S. II.236)
40 x 32 in 101.6 x 81.3 cm
screenprint with diamond dust on Lenox Museum board
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CDN
Sold for: $56,050 CDN (premium included)
October 2016 - 5th Session on Thursday, October 27, 2016