Why is the Endangered Species series important?

Warhol once famously stated, “I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.” The artist was true to his word, owning a beachfront property in Montauk, Long Island and undeveloped land in Colorado. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts donated Warhol’s 15 acres of outstanding protected beachfront in Montauk to the Nature Conservancy in 1992. The purpose of the donation was to promote the visual arts and preserve this environmentally important site. Warhol voiced his interest in ecological issues such as beach erosion in conversation with prominent collectors and activists Ronald and Frayda Feldman, leading to the Endangered Species commission. In 1986 Warhol went on to collaborate with Kurt Benirschke on Vanishing Animals, a book combining art and science in an effort to bring attention to lesser known endangered animals.

Why did Andy Warhol paint Endangered Species?

Warhol was a lifelong lover of animals & nature. Often ahead of his time, Warhol painted the series to call attention to the plight of endangered species & the destructive effect that mankind was having on the natural world. Indeed, Warhol gave away pieces from this series to generate funds for conservation.

Where is Andy Warhol's Endangered Species?

The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming USA, has a complete portfolio in their collection.

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Commissioned in 1983 by New York Gallerists and Environmental Activists, Andy Warhol’s Endangered Animals series draws our attention to the plight of species around the world. Enduringly relevant, this series, with its eye-catching and gaudy colouring, unsettles our familiarity with the species at risk.

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Sea Turtle (F. & S. II.360A)

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Orangutan (F. & S. II. 299)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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Bighorn Ram (F. & S. II.302)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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African Elephant (F. & S. II.293)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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Pine Barrens Tree Frog (F. & S. II.294)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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Siberian Tiger (F. & S. II.297)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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San Francisco Silverspot Butterfly (F. & S. II 298)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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Black Rhinoceros (F. & S. II.301)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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Giant Panda (F. & S. II. 295)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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Bald Eagle (F. & S. II.296)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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Endangered Species (complete set)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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Grevy's Zebra (F. & S. II.300)

Andy WarholSigned Print

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Meaning & Analysis

10 screenprints from 1983, Warhol’s Endangered Species portfolio was a project first commissioned by New York Gallerists and Environmental Activists. The series was intended to bring attention to the world’s endangered animals. It features the Bald Eagle, Black Rhinoceros, African Elephant, Orangutan, Grévy’s Zebra, Bighorn Ram, Giant Panda, Pine Barrens Tree Frog, San Francisco Silverspot Butterfly and the Siberian Tiger.

Warhol’s artwork refreshes the viewer’s perspective by bringing us into a new relationship with the object and its image. Supermarket products, news media, film stars and advertisements are all given the artist’s signature treatment: casting everyday subjects in kaleidoscopic colour and repeating images machine-like and in series. The artist’s Endangered Species is no different. The psychedelic luminous colours and energetic lines animate his subject. The threatened animals are represented in the same way as the artist’s film and TV stars: as cultural icons that are impossible to ignore.

Warhol understood the power of the image and his art. He donated a number of these works to raise funds and awareness. The artist was a lifelong lover of animals and nature. Nature and wildlife can be found throughout his work. His early illustrations featured cats and dogs, most notably in the children’s book Cats Name(d) Sam and One Blue Pussy created in collaboration with his mother Julia Warhola and published in 1954. Legend has it that the artist and his mother lived in a New York townhouse surrounded by cats that were all named Sam, apart from one called Hester. Warhol went on to own dogs and paint dog portraits. His love for animals can be seen in the way he photographed and painted these canine companions. Animals and nature appear in other later significant bodies of work, including Flowers and the Cow and Fish wallpaper pieces.

Warhol once famously stated, “I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.” The artist was true to his word, owning a beachfront property in Montauk, Long Island and undeveloped land in Colorado. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts donated Warhol’s 15 acres of outstanding protected beachfront in Montauk to the Nature Conservancy in 1992. The purpose of the donation was to promote the visual arts and preserve this environmentally important site. Warhol voiced his interest in ecological issues such as beach erosion in conversation with prominent collectors and activists Ronald and Frayda Feldman, leading to the Endangered Species commission. In 1986 Warhol went on to collaborate with Kurt Benirschke on Vanishing Animals, a book combining art and science in an effort to bring attention to lesser known endangered animals.
Endangered Species reveals a little about the artist’s more personal interests and passions. The series also speaks powerfully to a contemporary moment in which our natural environment faces ever increasing threats from climate change, pollution, deforestation, the illegal wildlife trade and loss of biodiversity. By applying his signature Pop Art aesthetic to the representation of endangered animals, Warhol demands that the viewer take notice. The artist’s vigorous application of colour and dynamic use of line celebrates the majesty and splendour of these rare and precious creatures.
If you're looking to sell art by Andy Warhol, click the link and we can help. We employ a number of techniques and practices in order to give a realistic and achievable valuation on any art listed on myartbroker.com. We analyse the demand for the work in question, take into consideration previous sales and auction valuations, we assess the current gallery valuation and monitor the current deals taking place via MyArtBroker every day. We regularly advise sellers on a price bracket for their artwork completely free of charge.

10 Facts About Warhol's Endangered Species

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Grevy’s Zebra (F. & S. II.300) by Andy Warhol

1. The primary subject of the series are the animals listed on the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

Warhol's Endangered Species series was executed 10 years after the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law. Under the presidency of Nixon, the 1973 Act listed the species threatened by extinction, and prioritised conservation for these particular species. Warhol represented the following animals from this list: African Elephant, Bighorn Ram, Black Rhinoceros, Siberian Tiger, Sea Turtle, San Francisco Silver Spot Butterfly, Pine Barrens Tree Frog, Bald Eagle, Orangutang, Grevy's Zebra, and Giant Panda.

African Elephant (F. & S. II.293) by Andy Warhol

2. The portfolio was commissioned by art dealers Ronald and Frayda Feldman.

Risk-taking New York gallerists and dealers Ronald and Frayda Feldman collaborated with Warhol throughout the 1980s. During this intensive period of partnership, they worked together on some of Warhol's most acclaimed series: Ten Portraits Of Jews Of The Twentieth Century, Myths, Ads, Moonwalk, and Endangered Species. The Feldmans were also well-known philanthropists, and Endangered Species was born out of a conversation with Warhol about their shared passion in environmental conservation.

Siberian Tiger (F. & S. II.297) by Andy Warhol

3. The series is a rare instance in which Warhol gives animals his 'superstar' treatment.

With his archetypal method of screen printing, followed by retouching by hand, Warhol rendered each of these animals with the same attentiveness to detail as his human subjects. By focusing on their portraits alone, and representing them in such eye-catching colour, Warhol thus transformed these endangered animals into his so-called 'superstars'. In doing so, he shone a spotlight on these threatened species, showing them to be just as worthy of our attention as Marilyn Monroe or Liz Taylor.

Butterfly From Vanishing Animals by Andy Warhol

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