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Cats Named Sam IV 58 - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1954 - MyArtBroker

Cats Named Sam IV 58
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 2024

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The value of Andy Warhol's Cats Named Sam IV 58 (unsigned), a lithograph from 1954, is estimated to be worth between £6,000 and £9,000. This artwork has an auction history of one sale on 25th May 2024. Over the past five years, the hammer price has remained consistent, with an average annual growth rate of 0%. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 190.

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Meaning & Analysis

Cats Named Sam IV 58 is part of the Cats Named Sam series, produced by Warhol in 1954 while he was living in an apartment on East 57th Street in Manhattan with his mother, Julia, and her 25 cats. The print is one of 16 lithograph prints that Warhol produced to accompany a children's book he published, 25 Cats Name (sic) Sam and One Blue Pussy. The original book itself is very rare, however the prints have survived and are some of the earliest works by Warhol on the market today.

This print captures the start of Warhol’s career as a Pop artist, produced while he was still working as a freelance commercial and children’s book illustrator in New York. Cats Named Sam IV 58 reflects Warhol's experimentation with drawing and printing as he combines simple lines with bright blocks of hand painted colour that was added after the printing process.

  • 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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