Artist Spotlight: Andy Warhol

Artist Spotlight
Modern + Contemporary

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.

Artist Spotlight: Yayoi Kusama

Artist Spotlight
Modern + Contemporary

Born in 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan, Yayoi Kusama is well known for her sculptures, installations, paintings, performances and fashion. Kusama is the highest-selling living female artist and has a body of work that spans over the past 70 years.

A preeminent figure in the art world, Kusama emerged onto the art scene in the 1960s in New York, collaborating with Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenberg, and Robert Morris and contributed to the rise of feminist and pop art.

Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1939), *A Pumpkin GB-D*, 2004, screenprint, 9.4″h x 11.1″w.
**Sold: $40,625**

Kusama, Grapes — Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929), *Grapes*, 1982, screenprint, 12.4″ x 10.6″.
**Sold: $38,750**

Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1939), Pumpkin, 1983, screenprint, 23" x 19".Estimate: $30,000–$50,000 (one of two to be offered). — Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1939), *Pumpkin*, 1983, screenprint, 23″h x 19″w.
Sold: $31,250

Throughout her work, Kusama has explored such themes as her own obsessive-compulsive disorder, hallucinations, sexuality and freedom. Various Kusama prints that were sold at Clars exhibit her signature style, featuring polka dots and nets in dense patterns with obsessive repetition.

Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1939), Pumpkin, 1983, screenprint, 23" x 19" (one of two to be offered). Estimate: $30,000–$50,000 — Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1939), *Pumpkin*, 1983, screenprint, 23″h x 19″w.
**Sold: $87,500**

Yayoi Kusama Prints from the September 16th Sale — Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929), **Top lef**t: *Pumpkin (Y)*, 1992, screenprint, 6.25″h x 8.75″w. **Top Right:** *Dancing Pumpkin (YOR)*, 2004, screenprint, 15.5″h x 22.25″w. **Bottom Left:** *Napping Pumpkin*, 1993, screenprint, 21″h x 25.75″w. **Bottom Right:** *Red Colored Pumpkin*, 1994, screenprint, 18″h x 20.75″w.
**Sold: $108,750**

In 1993, Kusama represented Japan at the Venice Biennale. She has been the subject of major exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, Tate Modern, and the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo as well as a major retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2012. In 2017, she opened the Yoyoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo near her studio and the psychiatric hospital where she has voluntarily lived since 1977.

Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929), High Heels, 1986, screenprint, 12.4" x 16”. — Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929), *High Heels*, 1986, screenprint, 12.4″h x 16″w.
**Sold: $17,500**

Yayoi Kusama, Town — Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929), *Town*, 1999, screenprint, 18.8″h x 23.4″w.
**Sold: 13,750**

Kusama Pumpkins, February Highlights — **Left:** Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929), *Pumpkin*, 1982, lithograph in colors with collage, 22.75″h x 18.75w″. **Sold: $21,250**
**Right:** Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929), *Pumpkin God*, 1993, screenprint, 28.75″h x 21″w. **Sold: $26,250**

Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1939), *Flower (1)*, 1992, lithograph in color, 9.4″h x 11.1″w.
**Sold**: $12,500

NFT Workshop

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Stories & News

Clars Auction Gallery proudly partnered with MoPAr on an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) workshop May 25th, 11AM PST. What is an NFT and How Do NFTs work?

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Are you curious about how to buy and sell an NFT at Auction? The print of the photo, Girl with Candy, fetched $8,165 at auction, and the digital version is now being offered in Clars’ inaugural NFT auction. If you’re curious on how to get started and how to purchase your first NFT, Clars’ NFT offering of Girl with Candy allows buyers and collectors a chance to own on the blockchain while raising funds for Ukraine.

Oleskii Kyrychenko, Girl with Candy, Print of Photograph (edition of 5), 2022.To be offered April 24, 2022. Half of the proceeds will be donated to Come Back Alive, a non-governmental organization helping the Ukrainian military by supplying troops with technical support and medical aid. — Oleksii Kyrychenko (Ukrainian, b. 1974), *Girl with Candy*, 2022, Edition of fifty (50).

To learn more, please watch the recording of our workshop.

Proceeds of each NFT sale of Girl with Candy will go to the non-profit Come Back Alive and Oleksii.

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About MoPAr

The Museum of Permuted Art creates thought provoking NFTs to bring IRL classical art to web3 by collaborating with today’s NFT artists and institutions. Prioritizing innovation, they use their own blockchain technology to explore ways to connect present day art to the past, engaging their community with different cultures, periods and art forms. 4% of the total MoPAr mint proceeds are directed to their #ForTheArt fund that seeks to make an impact in the arts as directed by their collectors and community.

Girl with Candy on NBC

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Stories & News

NBC media interview with Senior Fine Art Specialist Alexa Malvino, on the incredible results of the photograph Girl with Candy by Oleksii Kyryrenchko.

Oleskii Kyrychenko, <em>Girl with Candy</em>, Print of Photograph (edition of 5), 2022.<br><b>To be offered April 24, 2022.</b> Half of the proceeds will be donated to Come Back Alive, a non-governmental organization helping the Ukrainian military by supplying troops with technical support and medical aid. — Oleksii Kyrychenko, *Girl with Candy*, Photography Print (edition of 5), 2022.

Signed Print to Aid Ukraine

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Stories & News

A limited edition signed print will be offered April 24th to help in the aid effort in Ukraine.

Clars Auction Gallery is proud to be offering a print of the photograph Girl with Candy by now world-renowned Ukrainian photographer Oleksii Kyrychenko. Oleksii blew-up on social media after uploading the photo of his young daughter holding a (unloaded) double barrel rifle with lollipop in mouth, just days before Ukraine was attacked by Russian forces. Oleksii, who’s been a photography hobbyist since school, wanted to capture and show the world what a war-torn Ukraine would look like for its people and its children. Despite attempts to share the images on Facebook, they were not truly appreciated until his dystopian photograph became reality.

Oleksii said, “I posted the photo to a few Facebook foreign photo groups. They were banned immediately in those with Russian admins. The other groups were ambiguous about the piece. A lot of people criticized the photo for showing a child with a weapon. Finally, the photo remained posted in only one group.” But after the atrocities of the war began, he went on to say, “Suddenly the image had spread all over the world. The opinions of these photos have changed completely, as now the world has seen the real face of the Russian invasion.”

Clars will be auctioning a print of the photograph, printed here in Oakland by permission of the photographer. It is one of a limited edition of 5, which will be auctioned in our April 24th sale with an estimate of $1,000–$2,000.

Oleksii has requested that half of the proceeds be donated to Come Back Alive, a non-governmental organization helping the Ukrainian military by supplying troops with technical support and medical aid.

Bid online on live.clars.com, phone bid, live or by absentee.

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