Superman (F. & S. II.260)
Superman (F. & S. II.260)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£140,000-£220,000Value Indicator
$280,000-$440,000 Value Indicator
$250,000-$390,000 Value Indicator
¥1,290,000-¥2,020,000 Value Indicator
€170,000-€270,000 Value Indicator
$1,370,000-$2,160,000 Value Indicator
¥26,800,000-¥42,110,000 Value Indicator
$180,000-$280,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 200
Year: 1981
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 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| October 2024 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| January 2024 | Phillips London | United Kingdom | |||
| September 2023 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| April 2023 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| October 2022 | Sotheby's New York | United States | |||
| April 2022 | Christie's New York | United States |
Meaning & Analysis
Superman (F. & S. II.260) is a signed screen print on Lenox Museum board with diamond dust made by the acclaimed artist Andy Warhol in 1981. The print comes in an edition size of 200 and shows the popular comic book hero, Superman. The print captures the essence of Warhol’s style as Superman is rendered in bright colours with bold gestural lines being used to add detail to the print. Warhol takes the conventional image of Superman wearing a blue suit and red cape, however the artist duplicates the figure and superimposes another version of Superman, using a lighter outline of the same image, to give the impression that Superman is being captured in mid-flight.
Superman (F. & S. II.260) is part of Warhol’s Myths collection which includes ten screen prints, all of which depict icons and idols from American popular culture. Superman first appeared in American comic books published by DC Comics in 1938. The comic books were tremendously popular and have been adapted to a number of other media including novels, films and television shows.
Superman has come to be an internationally recognised symbol of goodness, heroism and strength. In the Myths collection Warhol contrasts mythological embodiments of good, such as Superman, with figures that represent evil, like the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, as seen in The Witch (F. & S. II.261).
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.
