2016 Coeur d’Alene Art Auction / Lot 91
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Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987)
Bighorn Ram 121/150 (1983)
silk-screen print
38 × 38 inches
signed lower center
Made in 1983, the portfolio consists of 10 different screenprints, each with an edition size of 150, making the existing pieces quite rare. This number (121) is a unique color variant.
Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species portfolio was commissioned by Ronald and Frayda Feldman, longtime political and environmental activists. Warhol had always had an interest in animals and after a conversation with the couple about pressing ecological issues the idea arose to create this series. Using brilliant, almost psychedelic colors and poignant expressions (suggestive of the animals fates) Warhol created a stunning display that is still relevant today.
PROVENANCE
BIGHORN Golf Club, Palm Desert, CA