Moonwalk Suite
Moonwalk Suite
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£410,000-£620,000Value Indicator
$810,000-$1,230,000 Value Indicator
$730,000-$1,110,000 Value Indicator
¥3,760,000-¥5,690,000 Value Indicator
€490,000-€750,000 Value Indicator
$4,020,000-$6,080,000 Value Indicator
¥78,480,000-¥118,680,000 Value Indicator
$520,000-$780,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 160
Year: 1987
Size: H 97cm x W 97cm
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 | |||
| October 2023 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| October 2023 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| September 2023 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2022 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| September 2021 | Clars Auction Gallery | United States | |||
| April 2021 | Christie's New York | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
In Moonwalk Suite, Andy Warhol has adapted Neil Armstrong’s famous 1969 photograph of Buzz Aldrin’s steps on the moon. The astronaut is clad in his signature space suit, and stands to the left of a reversed American flag. Warhol’s screen print has intensified the texture of the lunar surface with exaggerated blues and his own addition of line drawing and outline. In each of the two prints in the suite Warhol has recoloured Aldrin’s suit and the American flag, one in pink and one in yellow. The hot pink and lemon yellow add a sense of playfulness and also otherworldliness to these images.
Completed in the last months of his life before his untimely death, Moonwalk Suite comprises the images from the series Moonwalk. The suite was intended as part of a larger series, TV, which would have included images of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Beatles from the 20th century. Moonwalk itself focuses on a moment nearly two decades prior to Warhol’s rendition.
This reflective images highlights the importance of this image in the continuing consciousness of the American people. Indeed, it is as recognisable now as it was in 1987 or even 1967. Unfortunately, Warhol passed away from surgery complications having only completed the Moonwalk images, making this suite particularly valuable within his greater oeuvre.
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.
