Andy Warhol, Howdy Doody (from the Myth Series) (F&S II.263), no-medium, 1981

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Howdy Doody (from the Myth Series) (F&S II.263), 1981

no-medium

colour screenprint with diamond dust on Lenox Museum Board signed, numbered 124/200 and stamped with Andy Warhol copyright stamp 1981 on the reverse. Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith, New York. Publisher: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts Inc., New York

38 × 38 in (96.5 × 96.5 cm) (sheet)

Auction Estimate:$55,000 - $75,000

Sale date:November 16 - 30, 2021

Price Realized

$60,000

(including Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection, Toronto

Literature

Frayda Feldman and Jörg Schellmann, (eds.), “Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1962-1987”, 4th edition revised and expanded, 2003, second printing 2015, listed page 122 and 217, reproduced page 123, cat. no. II.263 Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, Press Release, September 1, 1981 [online publication]

The Myths Series was presented for the first time at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts in New York at a public opening on Saturday, September 12th, 1981. Here is a excerpt from the original Press Release the gallery issued September 1st, 1981: “The myths Warhol presents are well known. Their roots are in ancient beliefs, folklore, allegorical tales and are based on traditional stories and media creations. They represent fantasies, dreams, hopes and fears.” “Howdy Doody” is based on Warhol’s own photograph of the original Howdy Doody.