Queen Elizabeth II Royal Edition (F. & S. II.335A)
Queen Elizabeth II Royal Edition (F. & S. II.335A)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
100 x 80cm, Edition of 30, Screenprint, 1985
£140,000-£210,000
$260,000-$400,000 Market Value Indicator
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¥1,240,000-¥1,860,000 Market Value Indicator
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Meaning & Analysis
Queen Elizabeth II Royal Edition (F. & S. II.335A) is a 1985 screenprint by Andy Warhol from the Reigning Queens series, depicting the Queen in a frontal portrait against a deep purple ground with orange and cream colour blocks. The Royal Edition designation marks this as the most restricted variant in the series, published in a signed edition of 30.
The Royal Edition prints within Warhol's Reigning Queens series occupy a distinct tier in his print production. Where the standard Queen Elizabeth II editions were produced in runs of 40, the Royal Edition variants — denoted by the "A" suffix in the Feldman and Schellmann catalogue — were published in editions of 30, placing them among the rarest prints Warhol produced in his final years.
Queen Elizabeth II Royal Edition (F. & S. II.335A) presents the Queen against a deep purple ground, the portrait rendered in grey and teal tones with a pink and white tiara, the royal sash carrying the palette forward in teal and gold. Orange and cream geometric blocks occupy the background, the colour-block device anchoring the composition within the broader Reigning Queens set even as the colourway is specific to the 335A variant. The combination of deep purple ground and grey portrait tones gives this print a more restrained, regal quality than the hot pink or cobalt blue works in the standard edition.
The edition of 30 makes this one of the more restricted Warhol prints from his later practice.
