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In The Bottom Of My Garden Cover (F. & S. IV.86) - Unsigned Print by Andy Warhol 1956 - MyArtBroker

In The Bottom Of My Garden Cover (F. & S. IV.86)
Unsigned Print

Andy Warhol

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22 x 28cm, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph

Year: 1956

Size: H 22cm x W 28cm

Signed: No

Format: Unsigned Print

Last Auction: January 2018

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January 2018
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The value of Andy Warhol's In The Bottom Of My Garden Cover (F. & S. IV.86) is estimated to be worth between £400 and £600. This lithograph print, created in 1956, is an unsigned work and has had one sale at auction since its initial entry to the market in January 2018. There have been no sales in the last 12 months. The edition size of this artwork is currently unknown.

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Meaning & Analysis

Warhol’s print shows two androgynous putti next to some flowers and cursive text with the title of the book forming the centre of the image. Whimsical in character, the image appears to be hand drawn and the putti figures are coloured by hand with pink watercolour. In working with a limited palette of six vibrant watercolours and leaving parts of the image without colour, Warhol conveys the sense of simplicity that can be found in fictional children’s books.

In The Bottom Of My Garden is indicative of Warhol’s early illustrative style before he rose to stardom within the Pop Art Movement of the 1960s and 70s. This print combines his blotted line technique that he learned whilst training as a commercial artist, with cursive lettering and theatrical subject matter that on closer inspection alludes to the overtly sexual. Notably in one plate, a putti-like fairy holds a cat with the provocative line ‘Do you see my pussy?’ written in cursive lettering to the bottom right of the image.

  • 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.