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Warhol Reigning Queens announcement 1985 (Warhol Queen Elizabeth)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Reigning Queens 1985 announcement, featuring Queen Elizabeth: Vintage original
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1980s Pop Art More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Queen Ntombi Twala, from Reigning Queens
By Andy Warhol
Located in London, GB
Twala is one of four portraits which makeup Warhol’s renowned portfolio Reigning Queens, 1985. Each of
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Screen

Warhol African Queens Advertisements, 1985
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage original advertisements for Warhol Queens at Leo Castelli gallery. Set of 3 circa 1985
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Vintage 1980s Posters

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Paper

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By Keith Haring
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Located in NEW YORK, NY
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By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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Expressive Malerei Nach Picasso Gallery Beyeler Exhibition Catalog
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The Shadow (from Myths)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
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By John Baldessari
Located in NEW YORK, NY
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By Steve Kaufman
Located in Aventura, FL
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By Andy Warhol
Located in Miami, FL
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By David Byrd
Located in Winchester, GB
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By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
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Warhol Posters:"Reigning Queens" 1980 Gallery Exhibit
Located in Hudson, NY
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Queen Elizabeth II Of The United Kingdom Complete Portfolio (Reigning Queens)
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
, published in 1985, as part of Warhol’s larger Reigning Queens portfolio. The series contains Queen Elizabeth
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (FS II.337)
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Located in West Hollywood, CA
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (FS II.335)
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Queen Beatrix (FS II.340A) (Diamond Dust)
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by Andy Warhol in 1985, the Reigning Queens series includes Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen
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Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (FS II.339)
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (II.334A)
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint with diamond dust 39.4 x 31.5 inches (100 x 80 cm) Signed and numbered From the Reigning Queens
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 336
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
part of the 1985 Reigning Queens portfolio. Warhol’s intense pop art rendering of Queen Elizabeth is an
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (FS II.334)
By Andy Warhol
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part of the 1985 Reigning Queens portfolio. Warhol’s portrait shows Queen Elizabeth II of the United
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (II.335A)
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Located in New York, NY
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (II.336A)
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Warhol Reigning Queens announcement 1985 (Warhol at Leo Castelli)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
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Warhol Reigning Queens announcement 1985 (Warhol Queen Elizabeth)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (from Reigning Queens)
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Located in New York, NY
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Queen Margrethe II (from Reigning Queens Series), Unique Trial Proof, 1985
By Andy Warhol
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Located in Milano, IT
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Reigning Queens, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
By Andy Warhol
Located in Miami, FL
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Reigning Queens: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
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Located in New York, NY
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Andy Warhol "Queen Elizabeth II" Screenprint 1985 'Signed and Numbered'
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
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Located in Miami, FL
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Warhol Reigning Queens (Castelli announcement)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
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Warhol Reigning Queens announcement 1985 (Warhol Queen Elizabeth)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
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1980's Andy Warhol Reigning Queens Advertisement
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Andy Warhol Queens advertisement circa 1985: Vintage original poster advertisement for Andy Warhol
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1980's Andy Warhol Reigning Queens Advertisement (Warhol Queen Elizabeth)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
poster advertisement for Andy Warhol Reigning Queens at Leo Castelli gallery, New York. Offset printed
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By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol (After) Very rare invitation for "Andy Warhol: Reigning Queens 1985" at Castelli
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
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edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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Offset

1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Offset

1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Offset

1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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Offset

1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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Offset

1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Offset

1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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Offset

1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Offset

1986 After Andy Warhol 'Queen Elizabeth II of England from Reigning Queens'
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986 featuring the Reigning
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1980s Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Andy Warhol-Queen Ntombi Twala Of Swaziland from Reigning Queens-32.5" x 23.5"-P
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
First edition exhibition poster designed by Andy Warhol for Art Expo Denmark in 1986.
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Andy Warhol-Queen Ntombi Twala Of Swaziland from Reigning Queens-32.5" x 23.5"-P
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By (after) Andy Warhol
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Queen Margrethe II 343 by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
“Reigning Queens” portfolio. The portfolio consists of sixteen screenprints featuring four different queens
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Queen Elizabeth II Purple by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Warhol created Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 335 as part of the 1985 Reigning Queens portfolio
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 336 by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Warhol created Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 336 as part of the 1985 Reigning Queens portfolio
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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 334 by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Warhol created Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 334 as part of the 1985 Reigning Queens portfolio
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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (FS II.344)
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
as women who were married to a king. Warhol also did another series of Reigning Queens (Royal Edition
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1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints

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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
By Andy Warhol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From the portfolio Reigning Queens, Andy Warhol based this image on a photograph of Queen Elizabeth
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Queen Elizabeth II (FS II.335)
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom 335 as part of the 1985 Reigning Queens portfolio. This print is an
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Find a variety of warhol reigning queens available on 1stDibs. There are many Pop Art and Contemporary versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add warhol reigning queens that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of beige, yellow, purple, gray and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Andy Warhol and (after) Andy Warhol produced especially popular works that are worth a look. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in offset print, screen print and archival ink — can elevate any room of your home.

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Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

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Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

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