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Sex Parts (F. & S. II.174) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1978 - MyArtBroker

Sex Parts (F. & S. II.174)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 30

Year: 1978

Size: H 79cm x W 60cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Andy Warhol's Sex Parts (F. & S. II.174) is estimated to be worth between £6,500 to £10,000. This signed screenprint, created in 1978, has an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market in June 2014. Over the past five years, the hammer price has shown stability and the average annual growth rate is not available. 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
February 2024Rago United States
June 2014Phillips London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

Sex Parts (F. & S. II.174) is part of Warhol’s Sex Parts, a collection of prints which all depict graphic sexual activity. The collection was not Warhol’s first exploration of the nude male form. In an interview, Warhol’s friend and collaborator Vincent Fremont exclaimed that Warhol “always got people to take their clothes off” and produced a series of nudes in the 1950s. These early artworks, however, were never exhibited during Warhol’s lifetime as homosexuality was a criminal offence in the United States. Until 1962, all 50 states criminalised same-sex sexual activity, and Fremont explains that “you couldn’t show certain images” during that time and doing so could risk you getting arrested.

Due to the explicit sexual content of the images, many galleries were afraid of exhibiting the artworks. The Sex Parts collection was arguably more of a personal project for Warhol than a commercial endeavour.

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