Querelle (unique)
Querelle (unique)
Unsigned Print
Andy Warhol
£40,000-£60,000Value
Indicator
$80,000-$110,000 Value Indicator
$70,000-$100,000 Value Indicator
¥360,000-¥540,000 Value Indicator
€45,000-€70,000 Value Indicator
$400,000-$600,000 Value Indicator
¥7,450,000-¥11,180,000 Value Indicator
$50,000-$80,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Format: Unsigned Print
Year: 1982
Size: H 101cm x W 101cm
Signed: No
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Andy Warhol's Querelle (unique) (unsigned), a screenprint from 1982, is estimated to be worth £40,000 to £60,000. This artwork has been sold at auction 8 times since its initial sale in November 2005. Over the last five years, the hammer price has ranged from £27,139 in October 2020 to £27,308 in October 2021. Despite a decrease in value with an average annual growth rate of -6%, this artwork remains a significant piece in Warhol's portfolio. Please note that there have been no sales of this artwork in the last 12 months.
Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Phillips New York - United States | Querelle (unique) - Unsigned Print | |||
| October 2020 | Sotheby's New York - United States | Querelle (unique) - Unsigned Print | |||
| September 2016 | Sotheby's New York - United States | Querelle (unique) - Unsigned Print | |||
| March 2013 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Querelle (unique) - Unsigned Print | |||
| March 2013 | Christie's London - United Kingdom | Querelle (unique) - Unsigned Print | |||
| April 2008 | Christie's New York - United States | Querelle (unique) - Unsigned Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Querelle is a screen print made by the renowned Pop artist Andy Warhol in 1982. The print was used as a poster for German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s film, Querelle, which was released in France in September 1982.
Set against a bright yellow backdrop, the print shows two men standing topless and captured side-on. One of the men appears to be licking the other from behind and Warhol exaggerates his tongue using a bold red colour to draw attention towards this sensual scene. The print is based on a photograph Warhol took in his studio and reflects Warhol’s fascination with the nude male form. The poster design is characteristic of Warhol’s work in the 1980s and captures the artist’s visual style which incorporates brightly coloured hand-drawn lines with the photographic screen printing technique. The layered gestural lines bring a sense of movement and dynamism to the print that reflects the passion between the two men being captured behind the lens of Warhol’s camera.
Fassbinder commissioned Warhol to design the poster for his film adaption of Jean Genet’s scandalous novel which tells the story of a sailor’s sexual exploits in a French port city. The prints Warhol made for Fassbiner’s film have been hailed as a collaboration of three of the most provocative creative minds of the 20th century: Genet, Fassbinder and Warhol.
