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Diamond Dust Shoes (F. & S. II.252) Deluxe Edition - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1980 - MyArtBroker

Diamond Dust Shoes (F. & S. II.252) Deluxe Edition
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 10

Year: 1980

Size: H 102cm x W 151cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Andy Warhol's Diamond Dust Shoes (F. & S. II.252) Deluxe Edition (signed) is estimated to be worth between £90,000 and £140,000. This screenprint, created in 1980, is a rare artwork with an auction history of one sale on 2nd November 2016. This is a limited edition artwork with an edition size of 10.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
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November 2016Christie's New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Diamond Dust Shoes (F. & S. II. 252) Deluxe Edition is part of the Diamond Dust Shoes series. In this series, Warhol returns to an iconic symbol that has come to define his early career- the high heel shoe. Warhol started his artistic career as a freelance commercial illustrator in New York in the 1950s and became renowned for his commercial drawings of shoes published in well-known fashion magazines such as Glamour, Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. These illustrations exemplified Warhol’s tremendous draughtsmanship and eye for colour composition. Warhol in fact returned to a number of subjects he has previously depicted, commencing theRetrospectives and Reversals series in 1979. In these re-examinations Warhol demonstrates his creative flare by updating the subject matter. Warhol transforms these images of shoes, giving them a distinctly 1980s feel.

The print was made using the Diamond Dust method, developed by Rupert Jasen Smith who Warhol admired greatly. Moving away from the blotted line technique that characterised many of his commercial illustrations and early prints, such as the Cats Named Sam series, here Warhol incorporates diamond dust powder into his screen printing process. The use of this material not only enriches the surface of the prints, but also brings with it connotations of glamour, excess and luxury, transforming the everyday commodity into a symbol of extravagance.

  • 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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