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Camouflage (F. & S. II.409) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1987 - MyArtBroker

Camouflage (F. & S. II.409)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 80

Year: 1987

Size: H 96cm x W 97cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Andy Warhol's Camouflage (F. & S. II.409) is estimated to be worth between £35,000 and £50,000. This signed screenprint, created in 1987, has an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market in October 2015. There have been no sales in the last 12 months and the hammer price over the past five years ranges from £18,000 in June 2017 to £32,000 in June 2018. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 80.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
March 2016Christie's New York United States
October 2015Christie's New York United States
April 2005Bonhams San Francisco United States

Meaning & Analysis

The Camouflage series is made up of eight screen prints showing the commercial camouflage pattern, each coloured in a unique combination of vivid, flat colours. With a distinct lack of focal point, this print has an all-over composition much like the celebrated Abstract Expressionist paintings by figures like Jackson Pollock. Warhol deliberately subverts the grandeur of the Abstract Expressionists in his use of readily available, mundane patterns that he then repeats multiple times across the series.

Throughout his career, Warhol rallied against the ideals of ‘high art’ that were upheld by his predecessors in the Abstract Expressionist movement who insisted on the separation of art from everyday life. In this print, by appropriating already existing imagery to embody the principles of abstraction Warhol questioned traditional concepts of authorship, originality and reproduction. Stripping abstraction of all its traditional connotations of originality and freedom, Warhol successfully silences his critics and mocks Abstract Expressionism through the realm of Pop Art.

  • 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.