Artist Spotlight: Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol’s Cowboys and Indians series was one of his last major works before his death in 1987.

Left: General Custer; Right: Geronimo — Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987), *Cowboys and Indians* (the complete set of ten screenprints), 1986, screenprints in colors, 36″ x 36″ each. **Left:** General Custer. **Right:** Geronimo.
Sold: $503,750

In 1986, Andy Warhol created the Cowboys and Indians series. In this portfolio, Warhol portrays a range of images that represent both the history and constructed lore of the American West, pulled from reality and fiction. Warhol interspersed portraits of world-famous Americans with those of anonymous Native Americans in his ironic commentary on America’s collective mythology of the historic West.

Left: Mother and Child; Right: Teddy Roosevelt — Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987), *Cowboys and Indians* (the complete set of ten screenprints), 1986, screenprints in colors, 36″ x 36″ each. **Left:** Mother and Child. **Right:** Teddy Roosevelt.
**Sold: $503,750**

Rather than portraying Native Americans within their historical landscape, or cowboys in their veritable forms, Warhol went with a stylized and romanticized version of the American West — already a favored lens in novels, films, and various television series popular during the 20th century.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987), *Cowboys and Indians* (the complete set of ten screenprints), 1986, screenprints in colors, 36″ x 36″ each. **Left:** Plains Indian Shield. **Right:** Northwest Coast Mask.
**Sold: $503,750**

Included in the composition are Native Americans and their authentic emblems — a mask, Kachina dolls, and a shield — alongside John Wayne, Annie Oakley, Teddy Roosevelt and General George Custer, the latter group exemplifying Warhol’s preoccupation with stardom.

Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987), Cowboys and Indians. — Andy Warhol (American, 1928–1987), *Cowboys and Indians* (the complete set of ten screenprints), 1986, screenprints in colors, 36″ x 36″ each. **Left:** John Wayne. **Right:** Annie Oakley.
**Sold: $503,750**

At this point in his life, Warhol was forming bonds with a number of younger artists in the New York art scene including Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Salle, Keith Haring and Julian Schnabel.

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