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Cats Named Sam IV 63 - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1954 - MyArtBroker

Cats Named Sam IV 63
Unsigned Print

Andy Warhol

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 190

Year: 1954

Size: H 23cm x W 15cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

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The value of Andy Warhol's Cats Named Sam IV 63 (unsigned), a lithograph from 1954, is estimated to be worth between £7,000 and £10,500. This is a rare artwork with an auction history of three total sales since its entry to the market in April 2008. There have been no sales in the last 12 months or the last five years. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 190.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
May 2017Van Ham Fine Art Auctions Germany
January 2010Christie's New York United States
April 2008Bonhams Knightsbridge United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Cats Named Sam IV 63 is part of the Cats Named Sam series, produced by Warhol while he was living with his mother on East 57th Street in Manhattan, New York. One of 16 lithograph prints, Cats Named Sam IV 63 was produced to accompany a children’s book Warhol published called 25 Cats Name (sic) Sam and One Blue Pussy. This series therefore captures the influence of Warhol’s early career, as a freelance children’s book illustrator, and his development to becoming a renowned Pop artist and icon of the 20th century.

This print features Warhol’s signature blotted line technique, achieved by transferring an ink illustration onto a separate piece of paper, that could then be coloured in with watercolour dyes. Each print in this series has a unique colour composition, demonstrating Warhol’s creative and playful use of colour which has come to characterise his work.

  • 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.

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