Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987)
Untitled (from the Camouflage portfolio), 1987
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
38 × 38 in. (96.5 × 96.5 cm)
Edition of 80 + proofs
Stamped and authenticated verso by the Estate of Andy Warhol
Published by New City Editions, Venice, California
Feldman & Schellmann II.409
Asking Price: on request
Warhol’s Camouflage works represent one of the final major bodies of imagery created during his lifetime and transform an instantly recognizable military pattern into a vivid Pop abstraction.
Rather than employing camouflage for its original purpose of concealment, Warhol reverses its function entirely. Acidic pink, fluorescent green, orange and peach turn a utilitarian pattern intended to disappear into something impossible to overlook. The resulting image sits intriguingly between abstraction, fashion, politics and Pop Art.
Created in 1987, the year of Warhol’s death, the Camouflage portfolio occupies a particularly interesting position within his late oeuvre. The compositions demonstrate Warhol’s continuing ability to appropriate familiar imagery and radically alter its meaning simply through scale, repetition and color.
This especially vibrant pink, orange and green colorway measures a substantial 38 inches square and was produced in an edition of only 80. The verso retains its Estate of Andy Warhol authentication label signed by Frederick Hughes, Executor of the Estate, identifying the work and edition of 80.
Condition: The work is in good condition and presents well. It is attached to the mat with linen tape along the perimeter of the verso. There is a tiny surface accretion within the orange pigment near the lower-right edge and some faint surface scuffs visible under raking light. Framed behind acrylic.
