Black Rhinoceros (F. & S. II.301)
Black Rhinoceros (F. & S. II.301)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£90,000-£140,000Value Indicator
$180,000-$280,000 Value Indicator
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¥830,000-¥1,290,000 Value Indicator
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$880,000-$1,370,000 Value Indicator
¥17,230,000-¥26,800,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 150
Year: 1983
Size: H 96cm x W 96cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| May 2024 | Dorotheum, Vienna | Austria | |||
| December 2019 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| October 2018 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| April 2015 | Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers | United States | |||
| June 2013 | Van Ham Fine Art Auctions | Germany | |||
| September 2012 | Christie's London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Black Rhinoceros (F. & S. II. 301) is a print from Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species series (1983) that was created to draw attention to the endangered species of the world. The series transforms every animal from the Endangered Species Act of 1973 into a Pop Art cultural icon through Warhol’s use of kaleidoscopic colour. This print shows a vivid image of a Black Rhinoceros that can be found in parts of East Africa, whose population size has dramatically fallen since the 20th century largely due to hunting.
Commissioned in 1983 by celebrated political activists and philanthropists Ronald and Frayda Felmen to produce the series, this work marks Warhol’s passion for environmentalism and the philanthropic power of his Pop Art screen prints. Referring to the series has his ‘animals in makeup’, Warhol produces larger than life images of these animals with excessively saturated hues and surreal colour contrasts.
Black Rhinoceros (F. & S. II. 301) shows a photographic image of the animal rendered in bright blue blocks of colour, set against a solid orange backdrop and contoured with bold, red crayon-like outlines. The resulting image is reminiscent of Warhol’s iconic portrayals of superstar celebrities like his Marilyn (1962) and Liz series (1964), thus immortalising the image of the endangered animal into a Pop Art icon.
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.
