Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands (F. & S. II.340)
Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands (F. & S. II.340)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
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¥2,490,000-¥3,830,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 40
Year: 1985
Size: H 100cm x W 80cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 | Venduehuis der Notarissen | Netherlands | |||
| September 2021 | Sotheby's Online | United Kingdom | |||
| October 2015 | Christie's Paris | France | |||
| November 2000 | Christie's Amsterdam | Netherlands |
Meaning & Analysis
Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands (F. & S.II.340) depicts the Dutch monarch adorned with her tiara. Andy Warhol has employed his signature style of screen printing for this monumental image. He has applied a blue tone to the Queen’s image and over layed yellow, pink, and green colour blocking in this signed print. Queen Beatrix ascended to the throne in 1980 and reigned until her abdication in 2013. Warhol produced this image five years into her reign. This edition of 40 comes from the larger series, Reigning Queens.
The series Reigning Queens features four queens regnant in 1985: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Ntombi Twala of Swaziland, Queen Margarethe of Denmark, and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Produced in the last years of his life, Warhol’s Reigning Queens draws on his lifelong interest in feminine beauty and fame as well as power. This series evokes his early work featuring famous stars like Marilyn Monroe or Ingrid Bergman as well as images of political figures like Chairman Mao or Vladimir Lenin. The series treats official royal portraits as a celebrity headshots, equating political power with fame.
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.
