ANDY WARHOL ESTATE RARE 1991 POP ART LITHOGRAPH PRINT "GALAPAGOS TORTOISE" 1986

Description: THIS ANDY WARHOL ESTATE VERY RARE VINTAGE 1991 " VANISHING ANIMALS : GALAPAGOS TORTOISE " 1986, COLLECTOR'S POP ART OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. THE OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT IS PRODUCED BY TE NEUES PUBLISHING COMPANY, NEW YORK. PRINTED IN GERMANY IN 1991 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION WITH THE LICENSED AUTHORIZED RIGHTS OF THE ESTATE AND FOUNDATION OF ANDY WARHOL. IT FEATURES AN ARTWORK IMAGE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY WARHOL IN 1986 TITLED " VANISHING ANIMALS : GALAPAGOS TORTOISE ". THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUE WARHOL FANS AND COLLECTOR'S AS THIS COVETED IMAGE POP ART PRINT IS LONG OUT OF PRINT AND VERY SCARCE TO FIND. THE OFFICIAL " AW " FOUNDATION SEAL OF AUTHENTICITY IS PRINTED ON THE PRINT IN THE LOWER RIGHT BOTTOM CORNER. THE UNUSUAL AND STRIKING COLOR PALETTE OF THIS IMAGE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1986 IN THE BOOK TITLED " VANISHING ANIMALS " BY DR. KURT BENIRSCHKE. ANDY WARHOL ( 1928 - 1987 ) IS ONE OF THE SINGULARLY MOST WELL KNOWN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. HIS IMAGERY IS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE. HIS INFAMOUS LIFE, ARTWORKS, AND CREATIVE ENDEAVORS ARE LIKE NO OTHER ARTISTS. HE IS CREDITED AS THE VERY FIRST ARTIST TO USE COMMON EVERYDAY OBJECTS AND VIEW THEM IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY WHILE PAYING HOMAGE TO THEIR ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY. GLORIFYING THE COMMON AS THE BEAUTIFUL. HIS TECHNIQUE UTILIZING A SILKSCREEN METHOD COMBINED WITH HAND FINISHING IN A SIGNATURE PALETTE OF VIBRANT COLOR HUES MAKE THE WORK STAND ON ITS OWN AND LOVED BY MILLIONS. WHEN THE STATE OF OUR PLANET AND THE FATE ITS INHABITANTS BECAME A CAUSE FOR ALARM, WARHOL CREATED ART WORKS THAT REFLECT THAT CONCERN. HIS 1983 ENDANGERED SPECIES PORTFOLIO REPRESENTED A NEW SUBJECT MATTER FOR HIM. THE COMPLEX AND DAZZLING COLOR COMBINATIONS MAKE THE ANIMAL IMAGES SO IRRESISTIBLY BEAUTIFUL THAT ONE CANNOT HELP BECOMING INVOLVED IN THE ENVIRONMENTALIST MESSAGE CONVEYED. LATER WARHOL AGREED TO ILLUSTRATE A BOOK BY DR. KURT BENIRSCHKE THAT OUTLINED THE HISTORY, HABITS AND PLIGHT OF SOME OF THE MOST ENDANGERED ANIMALS ON EARTH. THE RESULTANT BOOK " VANISHING ANIMALS ", WAS PUBLISHED IN 1986. IT IS AN UNUSUAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN ARTIST AND SCIENTIST THAT BOTH INFORMS US AND INSPIRES US TO TAKE ACTION. THE IMAGE IN THIS PRINT WAS ORIGINALLY FIRST PUBLISHED IN THAT BOOK. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT COLLECTOR'S POP ART PRINT IS PRINTED ON HIGH QUALITY SMOOTH FINISH PAPER STOCK WITH VIBRANT INK COLORS WITH A SATIN FINISH. IT MEASURES 12 1/4" W X 15 3/4" H, WITH AN IMAGE AREA OF 9" W X 13 1/8" H. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION WITH VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN FRAMED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.

Price: 1850 USD

Location: Leawood, Kansas

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