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Skull (F. & S. II.159) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1976 - MyArtBroker

Skull (F. & S. II.159)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

£13,000-£19,000Value Indicator

$26,000-$40,000 Value Indicator

$23,000-$35,000 Value Indicator

¥120,000-¥180,000 Value Indicator

16,000-23,000 Value Indicator

$130,000-$190,000 Value Indicator

¥2,490,000-¥3,640,000 Value Indicator

$17,000-$24,000 Value Indicator

2% AAGR

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Medium: Screenprint

Edition size: 50

Year: 1976

Size: H 76cm x W 102cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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The value of Andy Warhol's Skull (F. & S. II.159) is estimated to be worth between £13,000 to £19,000. This signed screenprint, created in 1976, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. This work has an auction history of four total sales since its entry to the market in October 2012. Over the past five years, the hammer price has ranged from £8,520 in March 2018 to £19,000 in October 2021. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 50.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
September 2020Phillips London United Kingdom
July 2019Christie's New York United States
April 2017Sotheby's London United Kingdom
September 2015Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris France
October 2012Phillips New York United States
July 2011Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris France

Meaning & Analysis

As with his iconic Flowers series (1974), Warhol takes a playful approach to the art historical genre of still life painting, the subject of the skull making specific reference to ‘vanitas’ still lifes. Vanitas paintings in history were a reminder of human mortality and the fragility of life, and this deathly subject matter marks a shift in Warhol’s work, often linked to Warhol’s near-fatal shooting in 1968.

The exuberance of the pink, red, yellow and blue blocks of colour are at odds with the grave subject matter, giving the print an unsettling but striking character. In contrast to his earlier photographic portraits of famous individuals, the Skulls series overthrows this by showing a subject devoid of any individuality. Of this, his assistant Cutrone once commented that to painting a skull ‘is to paint the portrait of everybody in the world.’ Through his obsessive repetition of the subject throughout his body of work, Warhol both desensitises and amplifies the permeating human condition of mortality.

  • 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.

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