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Cats Named Sam IV 62 - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1954 - MyArtBroker

Cats Named Sam IV 62
Unsigned Print

Andy Warhol

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22 x 15cm, Edition of 190, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 190
Year: 1954
Size: H 22cm x W 15cm
Signed: No
Format: Unsigned Print
Last Auction: June 2011

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Location
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June 2011
Ketterer Kunst Hamburg
Germany
£5,378
£6,327
£8,351
October 2009
Christie's New York
United States
December 2007
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Andy Warhol's Cats Named Sam IV 62 (unsigned) is estimated to be worth between £25,000 to £40,000. This lithograph print, created in 1954, has a steady auction history, having been sold 3 times since its initial sale on 13th December 2007. This artwork is a rare piece and has shown consistent value growth. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 190.

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Meaning & Analysis

The Cats Named Sam series was produced by Warhol in 1954 to accompany a children’s book he wrote, 25 Cats Name (sic) Sam and One Blue Pussy. Despite what the title indicates, Warhol produced 16 and not 25 prints alongside the book, each of which has a unique colour composition and was hand coloured by Warhol or one of his friends. The inspiration for this series came from Warhol’s home life. The artist’s mother, Julia, came to live with him in New York in 1952 and while sharing an apartment with Warhol, Julia had 25 pet cats.

The influence of Warhol’s early career as a freelance children’s book illustrator is evident in this series, which marks the beginning of his trajectory to becoming a famous Pop artist. The print also features Warhol’s signature blotted line technique which came to mark much of his earlier work from the 1940s and 1950s, notably the commercial illustrations he produced for fashion magazines.

  • 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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