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Sex Parts (F. & S. II.172) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1978 - MyArtBroker

Sex Parts (F. & S. II.172)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

£4,050-£6,000Value Indicator

$8,000-$12,000 Value Indicator

$7,000-$10,500 Value Indicator

¥35,000-¥60,000 Value Indicator

4,900-7,000 Value Indicator

$40,000-$60,000 Value Indicator

¥780,000-¥1,150,000 Value Indicator

$5,000-$7,500 Value Indicator

8% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 30

Year: 1978

Size: H 80cm x W 60cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Andy Warhol’s Sex Parts (F. & S. II.172) is estimated to be worth between £4,050 and £6,000. This signed screenprint, created in 1978, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 7%. This work has an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market on 10th December 2013. Over the past 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £3,145 in May 2024 to £4,964 in August 2024, with a total of two works sold. The average annual growth rate for this piece is 7% and the edition size of this artwork is limited to 30.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
August 2024Swann Galleries United States
May 2024Bonhams New York United States
June 2014DrouotEstimations
December 2013DrouotEstimations

Meaning & Analysis

Sex Parts (F. & S. II.172) is one of six screen prints in Warhol’s Sex Parts collection. Each print in the collection depicts an explicit close-up of male genitalia, as indicated by the collection’s title. Warhol describes these images as ‘landscapes’ preferring this term to nudes.

Warhol's earlier explorations of the nude male form date back to the 1950s. The artist’s long-time collaborator, Vincent Fremont, said that Warhol’s earliest nudes predate his career as a fine artist and that Warhol “always got people to take their clothes off”. Warhol’s early nude artworks were never shown during the artist’s lifetime, mainly due to the fact that homosexuality was illegal at the time in the USA.

  • 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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