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Andy Warhol - Confusion about the Cowboys and Indians Portfolio.......

The following post was from February 2010. Due to the large amount of questions regarding this issue, I thought a repost was warranted. 

 

Understanding Andy Warhol's 1986 "Cowboys and Indians" Portfolio is confusing. Twice this month I've had customers confused about the Sitting Bull. Well, it is confusing! There is even more confusion surrounding "John Wayne" but that is for a later blog!

Each of the 250 Regular Edition Cowboys and Indians Portfolios contain 10 different prints:

Geronimo
Mother and Child
John Wayne
Plains Indian Shield
Custer
Annie Oakley
Kachina Dolls
Indian Head Nickel
Northwest Coast Mask
Teddy Roosevelt

John Wayne (regular edition)

Each of the unique 36 Trial Proof Edition Cowboys and Indians Portfolios have the above listed 10 plus 4 more for a total of 14 prints. Each print has a unique color combination.

Sitting Bull
Buffalo Head Nickel
War Bonnet Indian
Action Picture

Buffalo Head NIckel (trial proof)

To add to the confusion, an unknown number of like-colored Sitting Bulls were printed for the Regular Edition but not used. It's thought that they were to be one of the 10 in the Regular Edition but were replaced by another image at publication. These are available on the market and are not signed or numbered. These Unpublished Sitting Bulls have been authenticated by the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board and Estate of Andy Warhol.

 

Sitting Bull (unpublished)

New Artwork Acquisitions! Keith Haring & Andy Warhol Prints

We have the following new items available in the gallery:

 KEITH HARING "Best Buddies" 

ANDY WARHOL "Sitting Bull" - unpublished

ANDY WARHOL "1964 Flowers"

Stock Market too Volatile? Four Recession-Proof Andy Warhol Prints:

Grace Kelly, 1984 screenprint 40" x 32"

 

Andy Warhol, Cowboys & Indians: John Wayne, 1986 screenprint 36" x 36"

Andy Warhol, Marilyn (31), 1967 screenprint 36"x 36"

Andy Warhol, Queen Elizabeth, 1985, screenprint 39 3/8" x 31 1/2"

 

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My Most Popular Ezine Article: Andy Warhol’s Cowboys and Indian Portfolio

I publish articles on art related topics periodically on Ezine Articles (http://ezinearticles.com), an Internet “Library” of Articles on a wide array of topics. It’s a great research tool. The most popular by a 100% margin is my article on Andy Warhol’s Cowboys & Indians Portfolio.

The Cowboys & Indians Portfolio is made up of 10 different images, each being an edition of 250. It was published in 1986 and has been a consistent seller. It’s not one of Warhol’s iconic print portfolios nor is it priced on the higher end of the Warhol print spectrum. The prints retail from $15,000 for “Kachina Dolls” to over $80,000 for “John Wayne”.

Back to why it’s the most popular……….I don’t know. I’ve done articles on iconic Warhol prints as well as informative articles of interest to anyone collecting Warhol prints and the Cowboys and Indians remains the most popular………………….

 

 

 

Andy Warhol: Cowboys and Indians - "John Wayne"

The Cowboys & Indians Portfolio was published in 1986. It is a portfolio of 10 screenprints. The regular edition size is 250.  The image of John Wayne was from a 1962  publicity photograph from the film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". 

An unknown number of John Wayne prints were recalled by The Factory where they removed the edition number and re-colored his scarf or pistol using subtle unique color variations. This was required by the threat of a lawsuit from the John Wayne Foundation. These are dated and marked "Unique" on Verso (back).  Note the color difference in the scarf in the following images. Other color differences are due to normal photo variation.

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Andy Warhol - "Cowboys and Indians" 1986 - Sitting Bull

Understanding Andy Warhol's 1986 "Cowboys and Indians" Portfolio is confusing.  Twice this month I've had customers confused about the Sitting Bull. Well, it is confusing! There is even more confusion surrounding "John Wayne" but that is for a later blog!

Each of the 250 Regular Edition Cowboys and Indians Portfolios contain 10 different prints:

• Geronimo
• Mother and Child
• John Wayne
• Plains Indian Shield
• Custer
• Annie Oakley
• Kachina Dolls
• Indian Head Nickel
• Northwest Coast Mask
• Teddy Roosevelt

 John Wayne (regular edition)

Each of the unique 36 Trial Proof Edition Cowboys and Indians Portfolios have the above listed 10 plus 4 more for a total of 14 prints. Each print has a unique color combination.

• Sitting Bull
• Buffalo Head Nickel
• War Bonnet Indian
• Action Picture

 

Buffalo Head NIckel (trial proof) 

To add to the confusion, an unknown number of like-colored Sitting Bulls were printed for the Regular Edition but not used. It's thought that they were to be one of the 10 in the Regular Edition but were replaced by another image at publication. These are available on the market and are not signed or numbered. These Unpublished Sitting Bulls have been authenticated by the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board and Estate of Andy Warhol.

Sitting Bull (unpublished)