Warhol Northwest Coast Mask, 1986 from Cowboys and Indians, 1986 comes to life in sharp blues, creamy oranges, and deep reds. The delicate intricacies of the mask are outlined in red and highlighted with touches of yellow to create emphasis on some of the lines. Warhol’s famous Cowboys and Indians series took famous imagery from the American West and brightly colorized it, like he did with other images from advertising and pop culture. Part of this series included taking Native American stereotypes and placing them next to portraits of American Western ‘heroes’ such as Annie Oakley and John Wayne. By doing so, Warhol challenges popular ideas about the American West and stereotypes that were held at the time.

Created in 1986, this screenprint on Lenox Museum Board is hand signed by Andy Warhol (Pennsylvania, 1928 - New York, 1987) in pencil in the lower right. Numbered from the edition of 250 in pencil in the lower right; aside from the edition of 50 artist’s proofs, 15 printer’s proofs, 15 HC, and 10 numbered in Roman numerals; printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York; published by Gaultney, Klineman Art, Inc., New York.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Andy Warhol Northwest Coast Mask, 1986 from Cowboys and Indians, 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.  Andy Warhol’s Blackgama is listed and referenced as catalogue raisonne number FS II.380 on pg. 154.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Andy Warhol Northwest Coast Mask, 1986 from Cowboys and Indians, 1986 is presented in a complementary moulding and optical grade Plexiglas.