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Plains Indian Shield (F. & S. II.382) - Signed Print by Andy Warhol 1986 - MyArtBroker

Plains Indian Shield (F. & S. II.382)
Signed Print

Andy Warhol

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91 x 91cm, Edition of 250, Screenprint

Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 250
Year: 1986
Size: H 91cm x W 91cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: April 2025
Value Trend:
22% AAGR

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Auction Date
Auction House
Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
April 2025
Wright
United States
$22,000
$26,000
$35,000
October 2022
Sotheby's New York
United States
February 2022
Wright
United States
October 2019
Sotheby's New York
United States
November 2009
Freeman's Online
United States
November 2007
Lempertz, Cologne
Germany
October 2000
Vermot & Associates
France
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The value of Andy Warhol’s Plains Indian Shield (F. & S. II.382) is estimated to be worth between £20,000 and £29,000. This signed screenprint, created in 1986, has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 18%. This work has an auction history of 7 total sales since its entry to the market on 12th October 2000. In the past 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £19,830 in April 2025 to £23,970 in February 2022. The average return to the seller over the past five years has been £18,776, demonstrating the steady value increase of this artwork. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 250.

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Meaning & Analysis

Warhol juxtaposes the less familiar, authentic Native American emblems in the Cowboys and Indians series with appropriated images of famous actors from Western films. Playing into ideas of the mass-produced screen print and setting the shield against a plain white background, Warhol reduces an entire heritage and way of life into a single symbolic image. Plains Indian Shield is an a historical representation of a Plains Indians artifact that works to create an ironic commentary on popular interpretations of the American West that are seen in Western films.

Using bright, harmonising colours and a reductionist style, Warhol’s print is a beautiful object that celebrates the Plains Indians culture in the style of a 1980s pop icon. By contrasting themes of fame and anonymity, the ahistorical and the authentic, Warhol seeks to unpack the concept of the classic American icon in popular culture.

  • 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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