Shadows I (F. & S. II.209)
Shadows I (F. & S. II.209)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£28,000-£40,000
$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator
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€35,000-€45,000 Value Indicator
$280,000-$400,000 Value Indicator
¥5,170,000-¥7,390,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 15
Year: 1979
Size: H 109cm x W 76cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Meaning & Analysis
Shadows I (F. & S. II.209) is a signed screen print on Arches 88 paper made with diamond dust. The print comes in an edition size of 15 and was produced by the renowned Pop artist Andy Warhol in 1979. The print is one of six screen prints from Warhol’s Shadows I portfolio which is part of a larger project, the Shadows project, which developed out of a series of paintings Warhol made in 1978 which were inspired by the shadowy patterns produced by a desk lamp in the artist’s New York studio.
The abstract composition is made up of two blocks of colour which were painted using a sponge mop. This technique means that the blocks of colour are permeated by thick lines which draw attention to the texture of the artwork’s surface. The addition of diamond dust makes the artwork sparkle and harks back to the glitzy night clubs Warhol frequented in New York. Warhol refers to the Shadow collection as ‘disco-décor’ and the artworks were originally conceived to be hung together as wall decorations.
The majority of the artworks in the shadows project are dominated by black which gives the collection a sombre and moody feel. When hung together, the slight changes in colour and shape are intriguing as there seems to be no rule or logic governing the variations.
