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Uncle Sam (F. & S. II.259) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1981 - MyArtBroker

Uncle Sam (F. & S. II.259)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

£24,000-£35,000Value Indicator

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¥4,590,000-¥6,700,000 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 Uncle Sam (F. & S. II.259) (signed) is estimated to be worth between £24,000 and £35,000. This screenprint, created in 1981, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This is a popular work with a strong auction history, having been sold 18 times at auction since its initial sale on 3rd November 1998. In the last 12 months, the average selling price was £25,293 across one total sale. In the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £24,447 in October 2020 to £32,492 in July 2021. 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
June 2024Phillips New York United States
October 2023Phillips New York United States
July 2021Wright United States
October 2020Phillips New York United States
April 2019Sotheby's New York United States
October 2018Sotheby's New York United States
June 2016Uppsala Auktionskammare Sweden

Meaning & Analysis

Uncle Sam (F. & S. II.259) is part of Warhol’s Myths collection which features ten screen prints, all of which depict icons and idols from American popular culture. While many of the subjects for Warhol’s portraits in this collection are characters from television shows and films, Uncle Sam is one of the few figures that was not created for entertainment purposes.

To create this portrait, Warhol asked one of his friends to dress up as Uncle Sam so he could take Polaroid photographs of the character in any pose he wanted which would then act as the source material for the screen prints. This contrasts with many of Warhol’s other screen prints which were based on preexisting imagery, such as those in the Ads collection.

  • 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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