Fine Pop Art limited edition print - animal series - Bighorn ram, Andy Warhol, signed & numbered order

Offering a fine artwork:

Bighorn ram

- offset lithograph from animal series, limited edition of 150 proofs, numbered in pencil verso
- signed in pencil in the lower left margin
- dimensions: 21.0 x 29.6 cm
- reference stamp on verso from the publisher
- on fine quality, archival, matte, thick paper, in very good condition
- sold as after the artist, as-is
- accompanied by a short bio of the artist

Andy Warhol was no stranger to using animals as subjects of his artwork. One of his earliest published works was 25 Cats Named Sam , later when Warhol's print-publishing company, Factory Additions, was founded, one of its earliest creations was the now iconic Cow series. Additionally, Warhol created a series of paintings in 1976 entitled Cats and Dogs, including flattering portraits of his own pet dachshunds, Amos and Archie. Warhol also produced a various additional series of prints and paintings based on animals.
The present work is from endangered animal series, that contains portraits of animals on the brink of extinction.
Having these portraits done by Warhol, who was the premier celebrity portraitist of the age, lends these animals a regal aura, commanding attention and recognition. The ability of these prints to direct that recognition is in no small part due to the stunning Pop Art color work Warhol forwarded at this late stage of his career.
The animals themselves really do “Pop,” standing out from their backgrounds through strong contrasting and complementary colors with a range as heterogeneous as the types of animals presented, whether they be mammalian, amphibian, avian, or insectile.


Andy Warhol was one of the most influential artists of the second half of the 20th century, creating some of the most recognizable images ever produced. Challenging the idealist visions and personal emotions conveyed by abstraction, Warhol embraced popular culture and commercial processes to produce work that appealed to the general public. He was one of the founding fathers of the order Pop art movement.
Warhol pioneered the development of the process whereby an photographic image is transferred to a silk screen that is then placed on a canvas and inked from the back. Each Warhol silkscreen used this technique that enabled him to produce the series of mass-media images – repetitive, yet with slight variations – that he began in 1962. Of his prints, Warhol has said “the reason I'm painting this way is that I want to be a machine, and I feel that whatever I do and do machine-like is what I want to do.”
To reinforce this statement Andy Warhol launched his print publishing company that he named Factory Additions. The enterprise was timely; the past five years had seen Warhol rise from graphic illustrator to silver-haired art star, celebrated for blurring the boundaries between high and low culture by making everyday objects seem beautiful and aspirational
It could be argued that printing was central to the way Warhol saw the world. The silkscreens and other media prints are the works Warhol is best know for, these Andy Warhol prints include such iconic images as Campbell's Soup cans, dollar bills, Coca-Cola bottles, and the faces of celebrities. Still today, these massively recognizable images serve as a beacon of popular culture.



The artwork will make a great gift or can be a valuable new addition to your art collection or interior.

Perfect size for reasonably priced mat and frame.

Quick & reliable shipping next business day after order is placed & cleared. Shipped as signed for mail with tracking.
Regular delivery times are approximately:
US: 15 - 25 days
EU : 10 - 20 days (may vary country to country)
Japan: 15 days
Asia: 20 - 25 days (may vary country to country)
Australia: 30+ days
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Express shipping available upon request, with delivery times usually around 5 business days, in this case please contact us.

Packed with care using various protective layers to ensure safe delivery.

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