Andy Warhol's 'Endangered Species' at Sotheby's

A complete set of Andy Warhol's 'endangered species' print series - estimated at £250,000-300,000 - will be auctioned by Sotheby's in March along with other artworks by the artist and Roy Lichtenstein.

Published

2 months ago

Categories

Arts & Society

Topics

Arts & Culture

People

Andy Warhol, Séverine Nackers

Places

London, United Kingdom

Companies

Sotheby's

Transcript

SHOTLIST: LONDON, MARCH 15, 2013 Source: AFPTV -VAR of Warhol art works (and some by Lichtenstein) SOUNDBITE Séverine Nackers (woman) head of prints, Europe, at Sotheby's (English, 25 sec): "Warhol was concerned about the environment and initially they were talking about beach erosion and they decided to actually do a set, about all the animals that are being extinct. Warhol puts them on the same level in a way than Liz Taylor and Marilyn and he represents them quite majestically." -VAR of Warhol art works (and some by Lichtenstein) ---------------------------------------- NO AFP TEXT STORY