Andy Warhol, General Custer, from the Cowboys and Indians Series, 1986 |
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| Artist: | Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987) |
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| Title: | General Custer, from the Cowboys and Indians Series, 1986 |
| Reference: | FS IIB.379 |
| Series: | Cowboys and Indians Series, 1986 |
| Medium: | Color Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board |
| Image: | 36 in x 36 in (91.4 cm x 91.4 cm) |
| Sheet: | 36 in x 36 in (91.4 cm x 91.4 cm) |
| Framed: | Approx. 44 13/16 in x 44 13/16 in (113.8 cm x 113.8 cm) |
| Edition: | Numbered from the edition of 250 in pencil in lower left. Each print is unique; published by Gaultney, Klineman Art, Inc., New York; printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York. |
| Signature: | This work is hand signed by Andy Warhol (Pennsylvania, 1928 – New York, 1987) in pencil in the lower left. |
| Condition: | This work is in excellent condition. |
| ID # | w-6816 |
Andy Warhol General Custer, 1986 portrays the Civil War figure in his personalized uniform. This work is mostly comprised of red, white, and blue, as well as some gold details, emphasizing his American identity. His persona is alienating and aloof as he crosses his arms and looks away.
Andy Warhol’s General Custer emphasizes Custer’s relationship with the United States army. He is especially known for The Battle of Little Bighorn, when Custer led his forces against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne tribes led by Sitting Bull. By including General Custer in his Cowboys and Indians series, which includes an additional work of Sitting Bull, Warhol highlights this battle and the tensions between the army and Native Americans. By juxtaposing him with popular figures associated with an idealized version of the American West, such as John Wayne and Annie Oakley, Warhol’s General Custer also explores his posthumous legacy of fame; though his war associations are now admonished, he was once regarded as a military hero and paintings of him used in advertising campaigns propelled him to fame.
Created in 1986, this color screenprint on Lenox Museum Board is hand signed in the lower left corner in pencil. It is a unique work of an edition of 250, published by Gaultney, Klineman Art Inc., New York and printed by Rupert Jason Smith, New York.
This screenprint is part of a portfolio of works Warhol created in 1986 titled Cowboys and Indians. Other works in the Cowboys and Indians Series include Sitting Bull, Kachina Dolls, Geronimo, Annie Oakley, War Bonnet Indian, Buffalo Nickel, Action Picture, Northwest Coast Mask, Plains Indians Shield, Mother and Child, Indian Head Nickel, Teddy Roosevelt, and John Wayne.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Andy Warhol General Custer, from the Cowboys and Indians Series, 1986 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, Frayda and Jörg Schellmann. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962 – 1987, 4th Ed. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc., 2003. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. IIB.379.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.
About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, artist name title, year is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.
