Andy Warhol Hammer and Sickle (F & S. II 161) For Sale

  • Andy Warhol Hammer and Sickle for sale

    Andy Warhol Hammer and Sickle (F & S. II 161)

    Facts | History | Meaning
    Catalogue Title Hammer and Sickle (F & S. II 161)
    Year 1977
    Size 30 x 40″ 76.2 x 101.6cm
    Medium Screenprint on Strathmore Bristol Paper
    Edition

    Edition of 50, 10 AP, 2 PP, 1 HC, signed and numbered in pencil on lower left.

  • Hammer and Sickle (F & S. II 161)

    "Warhol once again toes the line between art, politics, and consumerism."

    Andy Warhol’s Hammer and Sickle is from a portfolio of four, created in 1976 at the height of the Cold War. The print depicts an abstract Hammer and Sickle, the symbol of Communism. While some have speculated that the portfolio criticises or trivialises communism, others argue that Warhol, true to his style, is more interested in the aesthetic appeal and reproducibility of symbols than in making a pointed political statement.

    The print was produced during the height of the Cold War, a period of intense tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The hammer and sickle were potent symbols of the Soviet regime, and their usage in art, especially in capitalist America, had provocative implications. Warhol had a history of depicting controversial or iconic figures and symbols (such as Mao Zedong in his Mao series), blending politics with pop culture. In Hammer and Sickle, Warhol once again toes the line between art, politics, and consumerism. This print challenges the viewer to reconsider the meaning of potent political symbols in a consumer-driven society. By decontextualizing the hammer and sickle, Warhol highlights the commodification of ideology, turning these symbols into objects of aesthetic consumption while maintaining his characteristic ambiguity about the exact political meaning behind the images.
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