Grace Kelly (F. & S. II.305)
Grace Kelly (F. & S. II.305)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£110,000-£160,000 VALUE (EST.)
$200,000-$290,000 VALUE (EST.)
$180,000-$270,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥930,000-¥1,360,000 VALUE (EST.)
€130,000-€180,000 VALUE (EST.)
$1,070,000-$1,550,000 VALUE (EST.)
¥17,780,000-¥25,860,000 VALUE (EST.)
$140,000-$200,000 VALUE (EST.)
This estimate blends recent public auction records with our own private sale data and network demand.
Screenprint, 1984
Signed Print Edition of 225
H 102cm x W 81cm
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 | Christie's New York - United States | Grace Kelly (F. & S. II.305) - Signed Print | |||
| October 2022 | Sotheby's New York - United States | Grace Kelly (F. & S. II.305) - Signed Print | |||
| June 2022 | Rago Arts and Auction Center - United States | Grace Kelly (F. & S. II.305) - Signed Print | |||
| April 2022 | Phillips New York - United States | Grace Kelly (F. & S. II.305) - Signed Print | |||
| October 2020 | Sotheby's New York - United States | Grace Kelly (F. & S. II.305) - Signed Print | |||
| March 2020 | Sotheby's New York - United States | Grace Kelly (F. & S. II.305) - Signed Print | |||
| November 2019 | Quinn's Auction Galleries - United States | Grace Kelly (F. & S. II.305) - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Andy Warhol provides us with a vision of golden age of Hollywood in his print Grace Kelly (F. & S. II.305) from 1984, that features a portrait based on a still from Kelly’s first film Fourteen Hours (1951). As with his portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, Warhol depicts Kelly as the classic American beauty, showing an image of the actress looking up to the viewer, with her beautiful features and golden hair taking up the entire pictorial space.
Completed just two years after her tragic death from a car accident, this portrait sits in within the Warholian tradition of depicting quintessential American celebrity icons posthumously. Kelly is memorialised as an icon of popular culture by Warhol through his renowned screen printing technique. Warhol’s use of vivid colours and simplified form replicates the kitsch aesthetic of mass consumer products and works to emphasise the thin veneer of Kelly’s beauty and fame.
Comparable to his portraits from the 1960s such as Marilyn (1967) and Liz (1964) that exemplify Warhol’s infatuation with the concept of stardom and celebrity culture, this later print makes a departure in graphic style. With his use of luminous colour, the blue backdrop and bright yellow hair, and multicoloured lines that contour Kelly’s portrait, Warhol creates a glossy surface to the print, mimicking the visual language of 1980s magazines.
