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Cats Named Sam IV 60 - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1954 - MyArtBroker

Cats Named Sam IV 60
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 2007
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May 2007
Christie's New York
United States
£3,689
£4,340
£5,425
October 2006
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Andy Warhol’s Cats Named Sam IV 60 (unsigned), a lithograph from 1954, is estimated to be worth between £29,000 and £45,000. This artwork has an auction history of two sales since its entry to the market on 25th October 2006. The edition size of this work is limited to 190.

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Meaning & Analysis

Cats Named Sam IV 60 is part of the Cats Named Sam series, produced by Warhol in 1954 near the start of the artist's career. One of 16 lithograph prints, all of cats, Cats Named Sam IV 60 is one of Warhol's earliest works on the market today. The inspiration for this series came from Warhol's mother, Julia, who lived with him at the time in New York, along with her 25 cats. The prints were produced by Warhol to accompany the children's book he also published, 25 Cats Name (sic) Sam and One Blue Pussy.

The print features Warhol’s signature blotted line technique which came to mark much of the early work he made in the 1940s and 1950s. Cats Named Sam IV 60 captures Warhol’s technique of combining simple black lines with hand painted blocks of colour that could be added after the process of making the lithograph.

  • 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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