Frolunda Hockey Player (F. & S. II.366)
Frolunda Hockey Player (F. & S. II.366)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£9,500-£14,500Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 100
Year: 1986
Size: H 100cm x W 80cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Location | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024 | Bukowskis, Stockholm | Sweden | |||
| November 2024 | Stockholms Auction House | Sweden | |||
| May 2024 | Stockholms Auction House | Sweden | |||
| October 2022 | Bukowskis, Stockholm | Sweden | |||
| March 2020 | Christie's London | United Kingdom | |||
| June 2018 | Ketterer Kunst Hamburg | Germany | |||
| March 2016 | Christie's London | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Frolunda Hockey Player (F. & S. II.366) is a signed screen print on Lenox Museum Board made by the acclaimed 20th century artist, Andy Warhol, in 1986. Coming in an edition size of 100, the print shows Christer Kellgren, a hockey player from the Swedish club Frölunda HC. Kellgren is rendered in Warhol’s signature Pop Art style, characterised by his use of bright and bold colours, crayon-like gestural lines and overlapping colours. Set against a black backdrop, Kellgren's body is outlined in red and brown lines which contrast with the vibrant green, white and yellow of the player’s hockey uniform. The detail of the player’s uniform contrasts markedly with the simplicity of his face which is void of any detail.
Warhol was commissioned by the Art Now Gallery in Göteborg, Sweden to produce this print. Although Warhol was not particularly interested in sports, preferring instead to party with the hottest celebrities in Studio 54, the artist was fascinated by stardom and fame. Warhol found the way in which athletes developed celebrity status fascinating and was intrigued by the way sports assumed such an important role in American popular culture.
Other athletes Warhol depicted in his Pop Art portraits were Wayne Gretzky, Muhammad Ali and Dorothy Hamil.
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.