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Electric Chair (F. & S. II.81) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1971 - MyArtBroker

Electric Chair (F. & S. II.81)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

£14,500-£22,000Value Indicator

$29,000-$45,000 Value Indicator

$26,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

¥130,000-¥200,000 Value Indicator

17,000-27,000 Value Indicator

$140,000-$220,000 Value Indicator

¥2,780,000-¥4,210,000 Value Indicator

$18,000-$28,000 Value Indicator

-2% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 250

Year: 1971

Size: H 90cm x W 122cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Andy Warhol’s Electric Chair (F. & S. II.81) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £14,500 and £22,000. Over the past 12 months, the artwork has sold twice with an average selling price of £10,822. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £7,144 in May 2024 to £28,846 in October 2022. The average annual growth rate of this piece is -2%. This screenprint is a popular work, having been sold 17 times at auction since its initial sale in December 2001. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 250.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
July 2024Forum Auctions London United Kingdom
May 2024Bukowskis, Stockholm Sweden
October 2023Christie's New York United States
September 2023Christie's London United Kingdom
October 2022Wright United States
March 2022Christie's New York United States
April 2021Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

This print is a striking departure from the original Electric Chair painting that featured in the 1964 Death and Disaster series. Vibrant colours rendered by large, expressive brushstrokes create a dramatic juxtaposition to the grave and empty image that lies beneath. Warhol hints at the political with the print by using flamboyant colours that are hard to ignore, thus unsettling and forcing the viewer to confront this haunting image of death head on.

Warhol makes the point that these images are so often ignored in newspapers, and so here he transforms the media photograph into a work of fine art to be thoughtfully considered in the gallery setting. The representational, grainy texture juxtaposed with the abstract strokes of colour produce a ghostly contour and pulsating visual effect, bringing viewers to the moment of electrocution.

  • 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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