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The Shadow (F. & S. II.267) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1981 - MyArtBroker

The Shadow (F. & S. II.267)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

£30,000-£45,000Value Indicator

$60,000-$90,000 Value Indicator

$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator

¥280,000-¥410,000 Value Indicator

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¥5,740,000-¥8,610,000 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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The value of Andy Warhol’s The Shadow (F. & S. II.267) is estimated to be worth between £30,000 and £45,000. This signed screenprint, created in 1981, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This work has an auction history of 34 total sales since its entry to the market on 3rd November 1999. In the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £25,085 in April 2021 to £40,320 in March 2021. The average return to the seller over the past five years has been £27,120. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 200.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2023Sotheby's New York United States
September 2023Christie's London United Kingdom
April 2023Christie's New York United States
October 2022Sotheby's New York United States
September 2022Christie's London United Kingdom
May 2021Dallas Auction Gallery United States
April 2021Phillips New York United States

Meaning & Analysis

Warhol is rendered in a warm red and is captured staring out of the composition at the viewer. The portrait is unconventional as the sitter does not dominate the centre of the composition. Warhol appears standing to the right of the composition and is set against the silhouette of another person’s side profile. The dark, shadowy profile contrasts with Warhol’s red face and seems to lurk ominously behind him.

The print is one of ten screen prints which are part of Warhol’s Myths collection. The prints all depict an icon or idol of American popular culture. As is seen in the Myths collection and Warhol’s 1985 collection, Ads, the artist was skilled at identifying icons from popular culture and being able to distill the essence of a culture into a few images.

The Myths collection pays homage to the characters that not only left an impact on Warhol during his childhood, but also feature heavily in the shared American cultural consciousness.

  • 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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