Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands Royal Edition (F. & S. II.341A)
Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands Royal Edition (F. & S. II.341A)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 30
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 2019 | Christie's New York | United States | |||
| April 2017 | Sotheby's London | United Kingdom | |||
| May 2012 | Christie's Paris | France |
Meaning & Analysis
Andy Warhol’s monumental 1985 screen print Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands Royal Edition (F. & S.II.341) presents a portrait of the Dutch monarch adorned with her tiara. Warhol has applied his signature style to an official portrait of Beatrix for this signed print. Heightened red tones in the monarchs hair and dress and a flat yellow background are embellished with the addition of diamond dust for this Royal Edition image. Warhol produced 30 prints for this edition as part of the larger series, Reigning Queens.
Reigning Queens features four female monarchs who reigned at the time of creation of the series. In addition to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom,Queen Ntombi Twala of Swaziland, and Queen Margrethe of Denmark. Queen Beatrix ascended to the throne in 1980, five years before Warhol’s series.
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.
