ARTIST:
ANDY WARHOL

TITLE:
Endangered Species: Black Rhinoceros

MEDIUM:
Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board.

YEAR:
1983

SIZE:
38" x 38"

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EDITION
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Edition of 150, 30 AP, 5 PP, 5 EP, 3 HC, 10 numbered in Roman numerals, 1 BAT, 30 TP, signed and numbered in pencil lower right.

In 1983, Andy Warhol created a series of ten color screenprints that portrayed endangered animals from around the world: Siberian tiger, San Francisco silverspot, orangutan, Grevy's zebra, black rhinoceros, bighorn ram, African elephant, pine barrens tree frog, giant panda and bald eagle. Using brilliant colors -- characteristic of his signature style -- and poignant expressions suggestive of the animal's fate, Warhol creates a dynamic tension between art and reality. the idea for the portfolio emerged after conversations with Warhol about ecological issues that included a discussion about beach erosion. Warhol was always interested in animals and when Ronald Feldman proposed the idea, the artist embraced it. Today, the loss of habitat and biodiversity are still hot topics as the impact of development reaches critical thresholds. http://www.warhols.com/endangeredspecies.html

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Portfolio of ten screenprints. Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith, New York Publisher: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York

© 2008 Gallery Warhol. All artwork is © 1987-2008 The ANDY WARHOL Foundation for the Visual Arts.