Dimensions: 96.5 x 96.5 cm (light framed)
signed and described in pencil at the bottom: 'X/X Andy Warhol'
on the reverse, publisher's stamp in red ink: '© ANDY WARHOL 1983 | PUBLISHER: | RONALD FELDMAN | FINE ARTS, INC. | NEW YORK'
on the reverse a dry-erase stamp of the paper manufacturer (Lenox Museum Board)
Publisher:
Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc. New York, New York
Printer:
Rupert Jasen Smith
Mintage Details:
The edition included 150 prints of each of the 10 endangered animal species depicted, 30 Artist's Prints (AP), 5 Printer's Proofs (PP), 5 Exhibition proofs (EP), 3 Hors Commerce (HC), 10 prints numbered with Roman numerals, 1 BAT, 30 Trial Proofs (TP).
Literature
Frayda Feldman and Jörg Schellmann, Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1987, 4th ed., New York, p. 127.
Biography
American artist, creator of pop art. Known mainly for creating simple, serial compositions using everyday objects and consumer products, depicted in bright colors. He similarly portrayed pop culture icons and public figures, including Brigitte Bardot, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor.
