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Is Andy Warhol art a good investment?

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Is Andy Warhol art a good investment?
Many art lovers believe that Andy Warhol art is a good investment. While trends in collecting come and go, demand for the Pop artist's works has remained high for decades, so prices for his pieces tend to continuously increase in value.

A European collector owned Warhol’s Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster), for example, for around 20 years before selling it at auction in November 2013 at Sotheby’s, where it was bought by an anonymous bidder for $105.4 million.

It’s worth noting that collecting should reflect your personal tastes, and whether or not a given Warhol work is a good investment will depend upon a range of factors such as condition, rarity and more. Buyers should keep in mind that the value of any investment is subject to fluctuation, and any investment decisions should be made according to the guidance of a financial advisor.

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Deluxe Signed Edition of Film Festival Lincoln Center (Feldman & Schellmann, II)
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Deluxe Signed Edition of Film Festival Lincoln Center (Feldman & Schellmann, II.19), 1967 Silkscreen, die-cut on opaque acrylic Edition 2/200 (Signed and numbered on the back with engraving pen) Hand-signed by artist, As this work was done on acrylic, Warhol signed and numbered it by hand on verso with an engraving needle. Printed date with copyright Frame included: Elegantly framed in a museum quality wood frame with UV plexiglass. A die-cut window has been created in the back of the frame to reveal Warhol's incised signature and edition Publisher: Leo Castelli, New York Printer: Chiron Press, New York Catalogue Raisonne: Feldman & Schellmann, II.19 This work is often hung and displayed both vertically and horizontally - see photos for inspiration This work is one of only 200 done on opaque acrylic rather than wove paper, signed and numbered on the opaque acrylic by Andy Warhol with an engraving pen. (Separately, there was an unsigned edition of 500 on wove paper). What distinguishes this rare, extremely desirable signed edition of 200, other than that it is signed and numbered by hand by Andy Warhol, is that the black graphic text FIFTH NEW YORK is placed directly over the text Film Festival of Lincoln Center; whereas in the edition of 500, the text black text FIFTH NEW YORK is placed on top of the white text. An innovative feature that appears in this special edition is a perforated line running across the surface of the print, at its triangular cut out sides, mimicking the tear line present in real commercial movie admissions tickets. Chiron Press commissioned by Lincoln Center, devised a special process expressly to imprint the edition with this perforation using a die cut stamp. This work is quintessential early Warhol, with characteristic bright neon colors, featuring text, along with the artist's very recognizable flower motif. The Lincoln Center ticket...
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1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Plastic, Mixed Media, Screen

Flowers #71
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
From the iconic Flowers portfolio of ten individual floral prints created by Andy Warhol in 1970, Flowers #71 is an original color screenprint, hand-signed in ballpoint pen, and numb...
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20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Mick Jagger Portfolio
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Created in 1975 as a collectible set of promotional cards preceding the publication of the suite of ten screenprints of Mick Jagger by Andy Warhol, this intact and complete original ...
Category

20th Century Pop Art Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Exposures (Deluxe Edition) Monograph Hand Signed, Numbered #1 by Andy Warhol COA
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Deluxe Collectors' Edition of Exposures (Hand Signed and Numbered), 1979 Hardcover Monograph in leather with gilt edge and stamped in gilt. Hand signed by Andy Warhol on...
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Graphite, Lithograph, Offset

“Andy Warhol Tate Gallery Exhibition Poster 1971”
By Andy Warhol
Located in Southampton, NY
This is a vintage exhibition poster for an Andy Warhol exhibition held at The Tate Gallery in London from February 17 to March 28, 1971. The poster features Andy Warhol's iconic ima...
Category

1970s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph, Board

Original Bank by Andy Warhol pop art Gaudy savings vintage poster 1968
By Andy Warhol
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Andy Warhol 1968 Vintage Poster "Gaudy Savings by RCA Color Scanner" Authentic Pop Art Collectible First Edition Print. Archival linen-backed in excellent condition, Grad...
Category

1960s Pop Art Animal Prints

Materials

Offset

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