Name: Absolut Vodka
Brand: Andy Warhol
Rating: 5 (236 reviews)

Track auction value trend

The value of Andy Warhol’s Absolut Vodka lithograph, created in 1985 and signed, is estimated to be worth between £21,000 and £30,000. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an impressive average annual growth rate of 17%. This piece has an auction history of 10 total sales since its entry to the market on 8th October 2015. Over the past 12 months, the average selling price was £16,551, across 2 sales. In the last five years, the hammer price has varied from £12,246 in May 2025 to £35,280 in March 2023. The average annual growth rate of this artwork is 17%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

Meaning & Analysis

Absolut Vodka is a lithograph print in colours made by the critically acclaimed Pop artist Andy Warhol in 1985. The signed print comes in an edition size of 100 and shows a bottle of Absolut Vodka rendered in Warhol’s signature Pop Art style, characterised by his use of crayon-like gestural lines and bold colours. Warhol uses an abstract colour palette, applying a dark blue colour to the bottle which is set against a yellow backdrop. The brand’s name is written in big blue letters and outlined in purple which draws attention towards the vodka brand.

Absolut Vodka was commissioned by Absolute Vodka as part of their advertising campaign in the 1980s. Warhol was the first artist to be commissioned to create an artwork for the brand and it was a tremendous success that brought the Swedish vodka brand significant publicity.

Warhol’s artwork was so successful that Michael Roux, owner of Absolut, asked Warhol to suggest other artists that could be used in an advertising campaign for the spirit. Since Warhol, over three hundred and fifty artists have been commissioned to produce images of the vodka, including Keith Haring and Ed Ruscha. Absolut Vodka reflects Warhol’s love for consumer culture and desire to turn everyday consumer goods into works of fine art.

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.