Ladies And Gentlemen (F. & S. II.132)
Ladies And Gentlemen (F. & S. II.132)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£9,000-£13,500
$18,000-$27,000 Value Indicator
$16,000-$24,000 Value Indicator
¥80,000-¥120,000 Value Indicator
€11,000-€16,000 Value Indicator
$90,000-$130,000 Value Indicator
¥1,770,000-¥2,660,000 Value Indicator
$11,500-$17,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 125
Year: 1975
Size: H 110cm x W 72cm
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 | Koller Zurich | Switzerland | |||
| May 2024 | Cottone Auctions | United States | |||
| November 2023 | Il Ponte Auction House, Via Pontaccio | Italy | |||
| October 2023 | Phillips New York | United States | |||
| May 2023 | Ambrosiana Auction House & Poleschi Auction House | Italy | |||
| March 2023 | Sotheby's Online | United Kingdom | |||
| March 2023 | Sotheby's Online | United Kingdom |
Meaning & Analysis
Taken from one of Andy Warhol’s largest body of works, the Ladies & Gentlemen series (1975), this screen print Ladies & Gentlemen (F. &. S. II.132) shows a portrait of an anonymous transwoman, depicted in an ultra-feminine pose. Looking up towards the viewer, the figure elegantly touches her voluminous hair with her hand and her facial features are highlighted by blocks of colour.
Given that Warhol was best known for his depictions of world-famous celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Elizabeth Taylor, the anonymity of the subjects in Ladies & Gentlemen is surprising. Until 2014, when the names of the sitters were published by the Warhol Foundation, many of their identities remained unknown although there has recently been a resurgence in interest in finding out the models’ identities. Fascinated by the idea of fame throughout his career, Warhol was also intrigued by the way that identity is performed through the medium of photography and printing. In this series, working with models who were transgender and gender non-conforming, meant that he could explore the complex intersections between performance, identity and gender.
Ladies & Gentlemen (F. &. S. II.132) is made up of a Polaroid photograph taken by Warhol, flattened into a two-toned image, and is then layered with blocks of vivid colour to add an element of abstraction to the work. Contrasting the photographic image with an unlikely colour palette works to present the paradoxes between reality, representation, performance and identity.
