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Cats Named Sam IV 64 - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1954 - MyArtBroker

Cats Named Sam IV 64
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: April 2012
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April 2012
Ketterer Kunst Hamburg
Germany
$1,300
$1,500
$2,000
April 2009
Christie's New York
United States
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The value of Andy Warhol's Cats Named Sam IV 64 (unsigned), a lithograph from 1954, is estimated to be worth between £3,900 and £6,000. This artwork has been sold twice at auction since its initial sale on 2nd April 2009. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 190.

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Meaning & Analysis

Cats Named Sam IV 64 is part of the Cats Named Sam series, produced by Warhol in 1954 to accompany a children’s book he published, 25 Cats Name (sic) Sam and One Blue Pussy. Despite what might be expected from the title of the book, Warhol produced 16, not 25 lithograph prints alongside the book. While the original book is extremely rare, the prints have survived and are some of the earliest works by Warhol on the market today.

This series marks the start of Warhol’s career as a Pop artist and his experimentation with printing techniques and combining simple sketches with bright blocks of colour that could be added after the lithograph process. Cats Named Sam IV 64 reflects Warhol’s playful use of colour and each print in this series has a unique colour composition, meaning no two cats, despite their names, are alike.

  • 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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