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Andy Warhol 'Cow' 1971
By Andy Warhol
Located in Miami, FL
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) Andy Warhol's 'Cow' (F&S.II.11A) is a 1971 screenprint, on wallpaper with
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Andy Warhol 'Cow' 1971
Andy Warhol 'Cow' 1971
$30,000
H 45.63 in W 29.5 in
Andy Warhol -- Cow, 1971
By Andy Warhol
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Andy Warhol Cow , 1971 Silkscreen on wallpaper, unsigned Cow with a soft pink background
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1970s Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Andy Warhol -- Cow, 1971
Andy Warhol -- Cow, 1971
$10,164 Sale Price
40% Off
H 45.01 in W 29.53 in
Andy Warhol Cow Skate Deck 2010
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage Andy Warhol Cow Skateboard Deck: This work originated circa 2010 as a result of the
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1960s Pop Art More Art

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Offset, Wood

Andy Warhol Musee d’Art Moderne catalog (Warhol Cow)
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
exhibition catalog featuring a Warhol Pink Cow cover. Published on the occasion of the Warhol solo show at
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1970s Pop Art More Art

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Paper, Offset

Pettibone's Andy Warhol Cow Wallpaper, pencil signed famed appropriation print
By Richard Pettibone
Located in New York, NY
Richard Pettibone Andy Warhol Cow Wallpaper Silkscreen on paper 26 1/2 × 20 3/4 inches Hand Signed
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

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Screen

Alien Workshop x Andy Warhol Foundation Skateboard "Cow" 2011
By Andy Warhol
Located in Draper, UT
Alien Workshop Iconic Collection W/ Andy Warhol Comes with Original Alien Skateboard sticker and
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2010s Pop Art More Art

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Wood, Screen

Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Cow Medium: Screenprint on wallpaper Date: 1966 Edition: Unnumbered
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1960s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow
Cow
$27,000
H 52.5 in W 36.25 in
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Cow Medium: Screenprint on wallpaper Date: 1976 Edition: Unnumbered
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow
Cow
$19,000
H 52.5 in W 36.25 in
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Color screenprint on wallpaper, 1971. Printed by Bill Miller's Wallpaper Studio, Inc., New York. Published by Factory Additions, New York. Catalogue raisonné reference: Feldman / S...
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow
Cow
$11,000
H 45.25 in W 28 in

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Cow (FS II.12A)
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Warhol Foundation inventory number written in pencil (all verso) Cow 12A is a screenprint on wallpaper
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20th Century Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Cow, 1976 Screenprint on wallpaper 45 1/2 x 29 3/4 inches Initialed and authenticated on verso
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Cow
Cow
H 45.5 in W 29.75 in
Vintage reproductive print after Warhol, Pink Cow, on silver metallic paper
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Marina del Rey, CA
Amazing Andy Warhol image on heavy silver metallic paper from the "Andy Warhol Prints" volume
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1980s Contemporary More Art

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Digital

Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Initialed and authenticated on verso by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
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1970s Prints and Multiples

Cow
H 45.5 in W 29.75 in
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Initialed and authenticated on verso by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
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1970s Prints and Multiples

Cow
H 45.5 in W 29.75 in
Cow Wallpaper
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Handwritten in pencil Warhol Foundation inventory number on verso.
Cow Wallpaper
H 45.5 in W 29.75 in
Cow Wallpaper
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Handwritten in pencil Warhol Foundation inventory number on verso.
Cow Wallpaper
H 45.5 in W 29.75 in
Cow (FS II.11)
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Warhol, “Why don’t you paint some cows, they’re so wonderfully pastoral and such a durable image in the
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1960s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow (FS II.11)
Cow (FS II.11)
H 50 in W 35 in D 4 in
Cow (F&S II.11)
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Stamped with the Estate of Andy Warhol stamps and numbered ‘0225AWF45,’ verso
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1960s Pop Art Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Screen

Andy Warhol Musee d’Art Moderne catalog (Warhol Cow)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
catalog featuring a Warhol illustrated Pink Cow cover. Published on the occasion of the Warhol solo show
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1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Andy Warhol 'Cow (Pink & Purple)' 2013- Offset Lithograph
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Pink Cow on Purple Background," originally Warhol might have employed his signature silk-screening
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2010s Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Cow, 1976
By Andy Warhol
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Andy Warhol Cow 1976 Original screen print on wall paper Estate Stamped, verso Rare, Pristine
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow, 1976
H 45.5 in W 29.75 in
Cow 1971
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Andy Warhol Cow 1971 Artist: Andy Warhol Medium: Screenprint on wallpaper Title: Cow 1971 Year
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1970s Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
, of the Leo Castelli Gallery, told Warhol "Why don’t you paint some cows, they’re so wonderfully
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow
Cow
H 45.5 in W 29.75 in
Cow, 1971 Andy Warhol Screenprint on Wallpaper
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Cow Medium: Screenprint on wallpaper Date: 1971 Edition: Unlimited, with
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1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Screen

Cow, 1971 Andy Warhol Screenprint on Wallpaper
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Cow Medium: Screenprint on wallpaper Date: 1971 Edition: Unlimited
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Warhol, Andy Title: Cow Date: 1966 Medium: Screenprint on wallpaper Unframed
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1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Cow
H 51.5 in W 35.5 in
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Warhol, Andy Title: Cow Date: 1971 Medium: Screenprint on wallpaper Unframed
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Cow
H 51.5 in W 35.5 in
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Medium: Original screenprint on wallpaper Title: Cow Year: 1971 Edition Size
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1970s Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow
Cow
H 48 in W 31.5 in
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Title: Cow Medium: Screenprint on wallpaper Date: 1971 Edition: Unlimited, with
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1970s Pop Art Still-life Prints

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Screen

Cow
Cow
H 51.75 in W 35.5 in
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
. Published for the Warhol retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, May 1-June 13, 1971
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Color, Screen

Cow
H 45.25 in W 29.5 in
Cow 1971
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol Medium: Screenprint on wallpaper Title: Cow 1971 Year: 1971 Edition: Unnumbered
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow 1971
Cow 1971
H 45.5 in W 29.75 in
Cow (F&S.II.12A)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
, New York The Estate of the Artist; The Andy Warhol Foundation; Current Owner Last screenprint in
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

"Cow" Contemporary Pink and Yellow Abstract Pop Art Homage to Andy Warhol
Located in Houston, TX
Warhol's iconic 1960's screenprint, the work features a bright pink cow set against a vibrant yellow
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic

Andy Warhol 'Cow' Screenprint 1976
By Andy Warhol
Located in Miami, FL
Andy Warhol's 'Cow' is a screenprint on wallpaper with trimmed margins. Signed in black felt pen
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1970s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Andy Warhol Cow Skate Deck
By Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rare Out of Print Andy Warhol COW Skate Deck: New in its original packaging. This work
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1960s More Prints

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Screen, Wood

Andy Warhol, Cow, 1971 (blue & yellow)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Manchester, GB
Andy Warhol, Cow, 1971 (blue & yellow) Matt 250gsm conservation digital paper Image size 30 x 46
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2010s Pop Art Interior Prints

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Lithograph

Andy Warhol, Cow, 1966 (yellow & pink)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Manchester, GB
Andy Warhol, Cow, 1966 (yellow & pink) 250gsm coated graphic paper Image size 18 x 28 cm (7.1 x
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2010s Pop Art More Prints

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Lithograph

Andy Warhol, Cow, 1966 (yellow & pink)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Manchester, GB
Andy Warhol, Cow, 1966 (yellow & pink) 250gsm coated graphic paper Image size 18 x 28 cm (7.1 x
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2010s Pop Art More Prints

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Lithograph

Warhol Cow Skate Deck (Yellow & Pink), New
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Andy Warhol Cow Skateboard Deck: New in its original packaging. Rare and out of print. This work
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1960s Pop Art More Art

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Offset

Andy Warhol Musee d’Art Moderne catalog (Warhol Cow)
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in NEW YORK, NY
catalog featuring a Warhol illustrated Pink Cow cover. Published on the occasion of the Warhol solo show
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1960s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Offset, Paper, Lithograph

Andy Warhol 'Cow Pink on Yellow' 1992
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Warhol's 1971 screenprint "Cow" reflects his
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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Andy Warhol 'Cow Pink on Yellow' 1992
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Warhol's 1971 screenprint "Cow" reflects his
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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Cow (II.12A Blue Background)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A print by Andy Warhol. "Cow (IIA Blue Background)" is a screen print on wallpaper depicting a cow
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow Poster /// Pop Art Andy Warhol Animal Portrait Yellow Red Colorful Large Art
By Andy Warhol
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Title: "Cow" Year: 1992 Medium: Original Offset
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1990s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

COW
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
After Warhol's same-titled screenprint on wallpaper, 1971 published for the Warhol retrospective at
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20th Century Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Offset

COW
COW
H 45.375 in W 29.75 in
COW
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
An iconic image, Andy Warhol’s, black and white COW was created for the artist’s first posthumous
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Pink Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Kansas City, MO
Andy Warhol (after) Marilyn, 1967 Year: 1993 Poster print on heavy paper (Offset) Size: 51.125 x
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1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Offset

Pink Cow
H 51.125 in W 31.5 in
'Cow Pink on Yellow, 1966
By Andy Warhol
Located in Brooklyn, NY
) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Poster based after Warhol's 1971 original screenprint
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1990s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Offset

Yellowpop 3-d Neon Fluorescent light Cow Wall Display Sign w/ plug + COA 74/500
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
After Andy Warhol Yellowpop Neon light Cow Wall Display Sign, 2022 Acrylic-printed cow lined with
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2010s Pop Art More Art

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Metal

Lt Ed of 500 3-d Neon Fluorescent light Cow Wall Display Sign with wall plug COA
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
After Andy Warhol Neon light Cow Wall Display Sign, 2022 Acrylic-printed cow lined with red neon
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2010s Pop Art More Art

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Metal

Cow ll.11A
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Andy Warhol "Cow ll.11A"Cow II.11A 1971; Screenprint on wallpaper 45 1/2 x 29 3/4 inches
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow ll.11A
Cow ll.11A
H 45.5 in W 29.75 in
Cow (FS II.11A)
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
point of sale. COW 11A The inspiration for Warhol’s Cow portraits came from Ivan Karp, an instrumental
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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Screen

Cow, Blue and Yellow (FS II.12)
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
written in pencil (all verso) COW (FS II.12) The Cow series was printed after Andy Warhol’s exhibition
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20th Century Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unsigned; Stamped on verso and initialed in pencil by Tim Hunt, Print Specialist, Warhol Foundation
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1970s Prints and Multiples

Cow
H 45 in W 29 in
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A proof before the edition of unknown size, published for an exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
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1960s Prints and Multiples

Cow
H 46 in W 28 in
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A proof before the edition of unknown size, published for an exhibition at Leo Castelli Gallery, New York $5,000 - $10,000
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Screen

Cow
H 46 in W 28 in
Cow
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Unsigned; stamped on verso $5,000 - $10,000
Cow
H 45 in W 29 in
Andy Warhol, Cow; 1976; Screenprint on wallpaper; 45 1/2 x 29 3/4 inches
By Andy Warhol
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Andy Warhol "Cow" 1976; Screenprint on wallpaper 45 1/2" x 29 3/4" inches; Authenticated From an
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1970s Pop Art Animal Prints

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Screen

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Warhol Cow For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate warhol cow for your needs in our varied inventory. There are many Pop Art and Contemporary versions of these works for sale. Adding a warhol cow to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, purple, pink, red and more. There have been many interesting warhol cow examples over the years, but those made by Andy Warhol and (after) Andy Warhol are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in screen print, offset print and lithograph. A large warhol cow can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 10.5 high and 7.75 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Warhol Cow?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a warhol cow in our inventory may begin at $420 and can go as high as $34,995, while the average can fetch as much as $17,200.

Finding the Right Prints And Multiples for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

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.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

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.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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Questions About Warhol Cow
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The color of the cow in Andy Warhol's Cow Wallpaper is pink. It was the first of many wallpaper patterns he produced between the 1960s and the 1980s. Ivan Karp, an art dealer, is said to have inspired Warhol to create the cow image. Find a wide collection of wallpapers on 1stDibs