Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987)

LOT ID: 73511

Bald Eagle (from Endangered Species Portfolio), 1983

Serigraph / Screenprint

38 х 38 in. cm.

Signed, and numbered in pencil

Edition 96/150

Foundry/Publisher Ronadl Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York, printed by Rupert Jasen Smith

Lot description

In his magnificent portrayal, Warhol is able to capture both the wild beauty of this rare bird as well as well as the meaning of the symbol that was chosen by the Founding Fathers in 1782 as the great seal of the United States. The Great Seal shows the eagle with 13 red and white stripes, on a blue field with the same number of stars. The eagle holds an olive branch in his right talon and in his beak is a scroll with the motto "E Pluribus Unum." Considered one of the most desirable images in the portfolio. In excellent condition.

The Franklin Mint owns another example of this print, as well as the collection of the Bank of America.

Andy Warhol (1927-1987) is recognized as the founding father of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s, a genre that would alter both the American art market as well as American pop culture, indefinitely. Warhol received his Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1949, and subsequently moved to New York City to pursue a career in the arts. It was not long before he was creating ground-breaking works, including paintings, prints, photographs, and films, that brought attention to American pop culture and the lifestyle of Hollywood celebrities. Warhol embraced market culture and helped to lead a change in the New York art scene that would in turn influence others to also look to consumer culture and goods for artistic inspiration. Today, he is regarded as one of the most prominent artists of the twentieth century, contributing not only thousands of works of art that are housed in museums and collections worldwide but also an iconic style that would impact the art market and artists alike for decades. His works have been exhibited in over two thousand exhibitions, including retrospectives at The Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY (2008); Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris, France (1990); and The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (1989).

Selected Public Collections:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY)
MoMA - Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY)
Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY)
The Andy Warhol Museum (New York, NY)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, NY)
The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (Chicago, IL)

Literature and Catalogue Raisoneé
Literature and Catalogue Raisoneé
Catalogue Raisoneé:

II.296, Feldman/Schellmann
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Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987)

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LOT ID: 73511

Bald Eagle (from Endangered Species Portfolio), 1983