Sex Parts (F. & S. II.172)
Sex Parts (F. & S. II.172)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£4,000-£6,000Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 30
Year: 1978
Size: H 80cm x W 60cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Swann Galleries | United States | |||
| May 2024 | Bonhams New York | United States | |||
| June 2014 | Drouot | Estimations | |||
| December 2013 | Drouot | Estimations |
Meaning & Analysis
Sex Parts (F. & S. II.172) is a signed screen print by the critically acclaimed 20th century artist, Andy Warhol. The black and white print on HMP paper was created in 1978 and comes in an edition size of 30. In this print, Warhol shows a graphic image of male genitalia engaged in sexual activity. The image is rendered in a sketch-like style which contrasts with Warhol’s other artworks which are characterised by his use of bright and bold block colours, layering and thick gestural lines.
Sex Parts (F. & S. II.172) is one of six screen prints in Warhol’s Sex Parts collection. Each print in the collection depicts an explicit close-up of male genitalia, as indicated by the collection’s title. Warhol describes these images as ‘landscapes’ preferring this term to nudes.
Warhol's earlier explorations of the nude male form date back to the 1950s. The artist’s long-time collaborator, Vincent Fremont, said that Warhol’s earliest nudes predate his career as a fine artist and that Warhol “always got people to take their clothes off”. Warhol’s early nude artworks were never shown during the artist’s lifetime, mainly due to the fact that homosexuality was illegal at the time in the USA.
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.
