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Birmingham Race Riot 3 - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1964 - MyArtBroker

Birmingham Race Riot 3
Unsigned Print

Andy Warhol

£2,850-£4,250Value Indicator

$6,000-$9,000 Value Indicator

$5,000-$8,000 Value Indicator

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51 x 61cm, Edition of 500, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 500
Year: 1964
Size: H 51cm x W 61cm
Signed: No
Format: Unsigned Print
Last Auction: October 2024
Value Trend:
-7% AAGR

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
October 2024
Bonhams Los Angeles
United States
$3,550
$4,200
$5,500
March 2024
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
February 2024
Sotheby's New York
United States
February 2024
Rago
United States
December 2023
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago
United States
October 2023
Bonhams New Bond Street
United Kingdom
September 2023
Sotheby's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Andy Warhol’s Birmingham Race Riot 3 (unsigned) is estimated to be worth between £2,850 and £4,250. This screenprint has shown consistent value growth, with an auction history of 45 total sales since its entry to the market in December 1999. The work has an average annual growth rate of -7% and an auction history showing a hammer price range from £1,974 in December 2023 to £6,351 in January 2022. The current average return to the seller is £3,150. This work is part of a limited edition of 500.

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Meaning & Analysis

From the early 1960s, Warhol began to depict menacing themes of disaster and conflict and these themes are exemplified in his Death and Disaster series from 1963 where the Birmingham Race Riot first appeared. Despite denying any political ties in his work, this image is evidence of a strong reaction to social and political issues of the civil rights movement. Using a single image from mass-media culture and repeating it several times, Warhol memorialises the political tensions that existed in America at the time, and critically illustrates the detachment of fine art from such events.

Recalling the quality and tone of the original photographic source, Warhol’s print is flattened by high contrasts that makes the image difficult to decipher. The image has also been cropped to abruptly cut off some figures in the crowded scene, thus producing an urgent and frenzied atmosphere.

  • 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.