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You Can Lead A Shoe To Water But You Can’t Make It Drink - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1950 - MyArtBroker

You Can Lead A Shoe To Water But You Can’t Make It Drink
Unsigned Print

Andy Warhol

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23 x 33cm, Edition of 100, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 100
Year: 1950
Size: H 23cm x W 33cm
Signed: No
Format: Unsigned Print
Last Auction: April 2011

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April 2011
Christie's New York
United States
£5,164
£6,075
£7,594
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The value of Andy Warhol's You Can Lead A Shoe To Water But You Can’t Make It Drink (unsigned) is estimated to be worth between £26,000 and £40,000. This lithograph print, created in 1950, is a rare artwork with an auction history of one sale on 26th April 2011. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 100.

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Meaning & Analysis

As the sole illustrator for I. Miller shoe manufacturer, Warhol spent several years making weekly ads for the New York Times. Warhol and his friends hand-coloured the prints, making each individual in an edition unique. The cursive hand across the series belongs to his mother, Julia Warhola, who transcribed many of the captions. The series title, La Recherche du Shoe Perdu, references Marcel Proust’s magnum opus, In Search Of Lost Time. This whimsical lithograph from Warhol’s early years demonstrates his humor and wit that would be demonstrated throughout his career.

  • 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.