Cantaloupes I (F. & S. II.201)
Cantaloupes I (F. & S. II.201)
Signed Print
Andy Warhol
£18,000-£27,000
$35,000-$50,000 Value Indicator
$30,000-$50,000 Value Indicator
¥160,000-¥250,000 Value Indicator
€22,000-€30,000 Value Indicator
$180,000-$270,000 Value Indicator
¥3,510,000-¥5,260,000 Value Indicator
$23,000-$35,000 Value Indicator
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Medium: Screenprint
Edition size: 150
Year: 1979
Size: H 76cm x W 101cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
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Auction Results
| Auction Date | Auction House | Artwork | Hammer Price | Return to Seller | Buyer Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers - United States | Cantaloupes I (F. & S. II.201) - Signed Print | |||
| October 2022 | Sotheby's New York - United States | Cantaloupes I (F. & S. II.201) - Signed Print | |||
| October 2020 | Phillips New York - United States | Cantaloupes I (F. & S. II.201) - Signed Print | |||
| February 2020 | Bertolami Fine Arts - United Kingdom | Cantaloupes I (F. & S. II.201) - Signed Print | |||
| September 2019 | Whyte's - Ireland | Cantaloupes I (F. & S. II.201) - Signed Print | |||
| November 2017 | Sworders - United Kingdom | Cantaloupes I (F. & S. II.201) - Signed Print | |||
| April 2012 | Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers - United States | Cantaloupes I (F. & S. II.201) - Signed Print |
Meaning & Analysis
Andy Warhol‘s signed screen print Cantaloupes I (F. & S. II.201) depicts six photographed and coloured cantaloupes bunched together. Released in 1979 as a limited edition of 150, this print is part of Warhol's Space Fruit series.
Within this print, the cantaloupes have been illuminated from the left, and their shadows, intensified with aqua and black drawn-in outlines, extend upwards off the right side of the picture frame. The composition is divided into two sections by two darker rectangles, one of which contains four of the fruits. This weighting tips the composition off balance, giving the “space fruit” a sense of whimsy and defiance of gravity.
The enigmatic series Space Fruit is a rare series of still life for the artist, who was normally occupied by prints of celebrities such as Marilyn, Jackie Kennedy, or even the Queen. Here, the collage-like images of fruit become heavily abstracted. This image, one of two prints of cantaloupes in the series, heightens the texture of the fruit’s rind, making it almost unrecognisable. Warhol began the series Space Fruit in 1977 in collaboration with printer Rupert Jasen Smith. He published the series in 1979.
