Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands (F. & S. II.339)
Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands (F. & S. II.339)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 40
Year: 1985
Size: H 100cm x W 80cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Meaning & Analysis
Andy Warhol’s large-scale signed screen print Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands (F. & S.II.339) depicts the Dutch monarch in pale tones of pink and green. To create this 1985 image, Warhol adapted an official image of the queen adorned in her tiara and gemstone earrings. He put his signature spin on this print by dramatically reducing contrast to flatten the image and overlaying pink outlines and orange accents. The viewer’s eyes are drawn to the monarch’s lips, whose deep red provides the only significant colour saturation. Queen Beatrix 339 comes from an edition of 40. Warhol produced this image on Lennox Museum Board as a part of his larger series, Reigning Queens.
The series Reigning Queens features four queens regnant at the time of production. Queen Beatrix is accompanied by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Ntombi Twala of Swaziland, and Queen Margrethe of Denmark This late in life-series was monumental in size and scale—its images hang in collections like the Tate Gallery and Rijksmuseum. The series falls in line with Warhol’s lifelong fascination with power and fame as exhibited by his earlier works depicting Jackie Kennedy and Chairman Mao.
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.
