Pine Barrens Tree Frog (F. & S. II.294)
Pine Barrens Tree Frog (F. & S. II.294)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 150
Year: 1983
Size: H 97cm x W 97cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Sotheby's London | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2023 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| October 2022 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| October 2021 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| July 2021 | Koller Zurich | Switzerland | |||
| October 2020 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| May 2019 | Bonhams New York | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
Commissioned in 1983 by New York gallerists and environmental activists Ronald and Frayda Feldman, Pines Barrens Tree Frog (F. & S. II. 294) is a print by Andy Warhol from his Endangered Species series. It shows a luminous image of the endangered Pines Barren tree frog coloured in bright red, green and yellow, and outlined in white to stand out against the dark background.
Produced to draw attention to the endangered species of the world, this series creates cultural icons of every animal from the Endangered Species Act of 1973, whose kaleidoscopic colours render them impossible to ignore. Telling of his passion for animals and ecological issues, Warhol knowingly used the power of his Pop Art icons and donated a number of these works in the series to raise money and awareness.
The series of ten prints echo one another in Warhol’s use of luminous colours, but at the same time their uniqueness points to the rarity of these animals that are given the ‘star treatment’ by the artist. Depicted like animals in makeup, due to their enhancement with unlikely hues, Warhol references his iconic portrayals of superstars and celebrities like in his Marilyn (1962) and Liz series (1964). Immortalising the image of an endangered animal into a Pop Art icon and elevating the Pines Barrens tree frog to the realm of fine art, Warhol’s print is a permanent reminder of the species’ closeness to extinction.
Andy Warhol was a leading figure of the Pop Art movement and is often considered the father of Pop Art. Born in 1928, Warhol allowed cultural references of the 20th century to drive his work. From the depiction of glamorous public figures, such as Marilyn Monroe, to the everyday Campbell’s Soup Can, the artist challenged what was considered art by blurring the boundaries between high art and mass consumerism. Warhol's preferred screen printing technique further reiterated his obsession with mass culture, enabling art to be seen as somewhat of a commodity through the reproduced images in multiple colour ways.
