Color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board
USA, 1986
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) – American Pop Artist
‘Northwest Coast Mask’
Signed in pencil lower right ‘Andy Warhol’
Numbered in pencil lower right ‘46/250’
From Cowboys and Indians
Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith with blindstamp
Published by Gaultney, Klineman Art, Inc., New York with the artist’s copyright stamp and publisher’s stamp verso
Feldman II. 380
Full margins; framed
Sheet dimensions: 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm.)
Overall dimensions: 36 ½ x 36 ½ in. (92.7 x 92.7 cm.)
Very good condition

Northwest Coast Mask is a screenprint from the series Cowboys and Indians in which Warhol explores the Old West as an All-American collective history. Pursuing his fascination of appearance over reality, Warhol's work creates a commentary on mass media and the way in which contrived imagery can affect how we understand our history. Images likeNorthwest Coast Mask represent tokens of native culture whereas figures like John Wayne, Annie Oakley and Geronimo are based on characters in the Hollywood adaptation of our history, which do not truly represent the roles that these real individuals historically played.

Executed in 1986, this color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board is signed and numbered forty-six from an edition of two hundred and fifty. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith and published by Gaultney, Klineman Art, Inc., New York with the artist’s copyright stamp and publisher’s stamp verso. Framed with full margins, the sheet measures 36 x 36 inches. In overall good condition with no stains, toning, tears or repairs.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)

Arguably one of the most influential American artists, Andy Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop art movement. He is particularly known for the breadth of his oeuvre, as it encompassed painting, hand drawing, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film and music. Fascinated with celebrity culture and status, his silkscreens of pop icons and mundane objects were particularly successful and cemented his place as a “celebrity” artist. His studio, The Factory, was a famous gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons. As early as the 1970s galleries started exhibiting Warhol’s work, which is now part of some of the most renowned collections worldwide, including the Modern Museum of Art, New York; Tate Modern, London; and d’Art Moderne, Paris.