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Cats Named Sam IV 52 - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1954 - MyArtBroker

Cats Named Sam IV 52
Unsigned Print

Andy Warhol

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23 x 15cm, Edition of 190, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 190
Year: 1954
Size: H 23cm x W 15cm
Signed: No
Format: Unsigned Print
Last Auction: May 2017

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May 2017
Van Ham Fine Art Auctions
Germany
$3,650
$4,250
$5,500
April 2008
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Andy Warhol's Cats Named Sam IV 52 (unsigned), a lithograph from 1954, is estimated to be worth between £7,500 and £11,500. This artwork has an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market in April 2008. There have been no sales in the last 12 months. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 190.

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Meaning & Analysis

Cats Named Sam IV 52 is part of the Cats Named Sam series, produced by Warhol while he was living with his mother, Julia, in New York in the 1950s. The inspiration for this series clearly came from Warhol’s experience sharing an apartment on East 57th Street in Manhattan with his mother and her 25 cats who were all, bar one, named Sam. The prints in this series were produced alongside a children's book Warhol published in 1954 called 25 Cats Name (sic) Sam and One Blue Pussy. Despite the book's title, Warhol only made 16 lithographs depicting these cats.

This print captures Warhol's talent for drawing and playful use of colour. Each print in the series has a unique colour composition and was hand coloured by Warhol or his friends. Cats Named Sam IV 52 reflects Warhol’s experimentation with combining simple, gestural lines with bright blocks of colour that could be added after the process of making the lithograph. These artistic techniques clearly influenced his later works, such as the Truck and Ads series.

  • 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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