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Birmingham Race Riot 3 - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1964 - MyArtBroker

Birmingham Race Riot 3
Unsigned Print

Andy Warhol

£3,100-£4,650Value Indicator

$6,000-$9,000 Value Indicator

$5,500-$8,500 Value Indicator

¥28,000-¥45,000 Value Indicator

3,750-5,500 Value Indicator

$30,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

¥590,000-¥880,000 Value Indicator

$3,900-$6,000 Value Indicator

-3% AAGR

AAGR (5 years) This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 500

Year: 1964

Size: H 51cm x W 61cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

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The value of Andy Warhol's Birmingham Race Riot 3 (unsigned) is estimated to be worth between £3,100 and £4,650. Over the past 12 months, the artwork has sold 3 times, with an average selling price of £3,657. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £1,974 in December 2023 to £6,351 in January 2022. The average annual growth rate of this piece is -3%. This screenprint has an auction history of 44 total sales since its entry to the market in December 1999. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 500.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2024Bonhams Los Angeles United States
April 2024Wright United States
March 2024Sotheby's London United Kingdom
February 2024Sotheby's New York United States
February 2024Rago United States
December 2023Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago United States
October 2023Bonhams New Bond Street United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

From the early 1960s, Warhol began to depict menacing themes of disaster and conflict and these themes are exemplified in his Death and Disaster series from 1963 where the Birmingham Race Riot first appeared. Despite denying any political ties in his work, this image is evidence of a strong reaction to social and political issues of the civil rights movement. Using a single image from mass-media culture and repeating it several times, Warhol memorialises the political tensions that existed in America at the time, and critically illustrates the detachment of fine art from such events.

Recalling the quality and tone of the original photographic source, Warhol’s print is flattened by high contrasts that makes the image difficult to decipher. The image has also been cropped to abruptly cut off some figures in the crowded scene, thus producing an urgent and frenzied atmosphere.