Andy Warhol’s Camouflage FS II.409 is graphic interpretation of the iconic military camouflage print, done in bright yellows and hot pink. Warhol’s choice of color palette would never camouflage its wearer into any environment which defeats the purpose of the print entirely. This is part of the brilliance of Warhol’s Camouflage prints. The artist completed his Camouflage portfolio with his assistant Jay Shriver shortly before his passing in 1987. Inspired by military clothing that Shriver picked up from an army supply store, the prints are large blown up segments of the camouflage print. The prints take the camouflage design out of its military and tactical context, in part by using an extreme close up but also through his choice of color. The portfolio showcases Warhol’s artistic talent and his quirky sense of humor.

Created in 1987, Andy Warhol Camouflage, FS II.409 is a screenprint on Lenox Museum Board. This work is hand-signed by Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh, 1928 - New York, 1987) in pencil on verso. Numbered from the edition of 80.

This print is one of eight screenprints in Warhol’s Camouflage portfolio, created in 1987. The other prints in the series include Camouflage FS II.406, Camouflage FS II.407, Camouflage FS II.408, Camouflage FS II.410, Camouflage FS II.411, Camouflage FS II.411, Camouflage FS II.412, and Camouflage FS II.413. 

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Andy Warhol Camouflage, 1987 FS II.409 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).

1. Feldman, F. and Schellmann, J. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962 – 1987, 4th Ed. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.: 2003. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. II.409.

2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:

Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Andy Warhol Camouflage, 1987 FS II.409 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.