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Kimiko (F. & S II. 237) Signed Print

Kimiko (F. & S II. 237)

Andy Warhol

Kimiko (F. & S II. 237)
Signed Print

Name: Kimiko (F. & S II. 237)
Brand: Andy Warhol
Rating: 5 (234 reviews)

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 250

Year: 1981

Size: H 91cm x W 91cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Andy Warhol’s Kimiko (F. & S II. 237) is estimated to be worth between £17,000 and £26,000. This signed screenprint, created in 1981, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 1%. This work has an auction history of 21 total sales since its entry to the market in April 1998. In the last 12 months, there have been no sales, however, over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £14,094 in June 2020 to £20,187 in April 2023. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 250.

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Auction Results

Auction Date	Auction House	Location
April 2023	Bukowskis, Online	Sweden
October 2020	Sotheby's New York	United States
September 2020	Phillips London	United Kingdom
June 2020	Capitolium Art	Italy
April 2019	Sotheby's Hong Kong	Hong Kong
October 2017	Bonhams Los Angeles	United States
April 2017	Christie's New York	United States

Meaning & Analysis

This signed screen print from 1981 is a limited edition of 250 by Andy Warhol and was commissioned by John and Kimiko Powers. Rendered in his trademark screen print method, this print features a portrait of Kimiko Powers, dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono and set against a sky blue colour field.

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Commissioned by John and Kimiko Powers to make the portrait, Kimiko (F. & S. II.237) is part of an edition of 250 prints that were published to raise funds for a visual arts programme at Colorado State University, sponsoring artists and exhibitions. The original commission was completed in 1972 and was used to advertise Warhol’s show at the University.

Warhol took polaroid of Kimiko in her apartment to create the portrait, asking her to then choose which she liked the best. Showing her dressed in a traditional kimono with her hair elegantly styled in a classic Japanese style, Warhol removes her from her surrounding context to transform her image into a Pop Art icon. Looking up to the viewer, she is cast into a colour field of sky blue that seeps into her clothing and lips. Her faced is rendered in a bright pink to contrast with the pop of blue in her lips, reminiscent of earlier portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor.

Commissions such as these were in high demand due to Warhol’s world-wide reputation for making iconic Pop Art portraits of celebrities. John and Kimiko Powers had a large collection of Pop Art and this print is exemplary of Warhol’s belief that everybody deserves their moment of fame. “repetition adds up to reputation” reflecting both the power of the mass media and Warhol’s willingness to self-publicise.