Liz
Medium: Offset lithograph printed in colors on wove paper
Year: 1964
Image: 22×22 inches (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
Sheet: 23×23 inches (58.4 x 58.4 cm)
Edition: Approximately 300 (unnumbered)
Publisher: Leo Castelli, New-York
Printer: Total Color, New-York
Literature: Feldman & Schellmann II.7
Signed in black ball-point pen and dated
Liz stands among the earliest and most compelling printed portraits of Elizabeth Taylor, a subject through which Warhol crystallized his fascination with celebrity, beauty, and the mechanics of mass image production. Executed at a decisive moment in his career, the work reflects the transition from hand-painted imagery to the systematic use of photographic sources and printing techniques that would define his practice.
For his print of actress Elizabeth Taylor, Warhol chose the source image from a publicity photograph of her 1960 film, Butterfield 8. The image is flattened and stylized, with sharply delineated eyes, arched brows, and saturated lips forming a highly controlled visual structure. Warhol’s use of bold, often artificial color intensifies her presence while simultaneously distancing the image from naturalism. The result is neither a traditional portrait nor a purely mechanical reproduction, but a constructed icon: at once immediate and strangely untouchable.
The image of Taylor is tightly cropped and colored with a bright red background that contours Taylor’s thick, dark hair. With this print, Warhol came to realize the power of his simplified, graphic depictions of immeasurable celebrity, fleeting mortality and unrelenting mass-media, thus inspiring his famed depictions of Marilyn Monroe that took on a similar style.
The choice of Elizabeth Taylor is far from incidental. In the early 1960s, she embodied a form of fame that was both glamorous and unstable, shaped by widely publicized relationships and health crises. Andy Warhol recognized in her image a perfect subject for his exploration of repetition and media circulation. In Liz, beauty is not simply celebrated; it is reproduced, amplified, and subtly destabilized. The image becomes a surface onto which the dynamics of celebrity are projected, at once seductive and impersonal. Within Warhol’s oeuvre, Liz occupies a central position alongside his portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy, forming part of a sustained meditation on the construction of public identity. Yet Taylor’s image carries a distinct intensity. Where Monroe often appears fragile and spectral, Taylor is rendered with a sharper, more assertive presence. Warhol does not dissolve her image; he sharpens it into a symbol of enduring visibility.
Unlike many of Warhol’s later print portfolios, Liz was issued as an unnumbered edition of approximately 300 impressions, published by Leo Castelli Gallery and printed by Total Color, New York. This early mode of production reflects a moment before the strict standardization of his editioned prints in the 1970s and 1980s. The absence of numbering, combined with slight variations in impressions, reinforces the tension between reproducibility and individuality that lies at the core of Warhol’s work. Each example belongs to a broader system of repetition, yet retains its own physical specificity. From a market perspective, Liz remains one of the most desirable early Warhol prints. Its combination of an iconic subject, early date, and publication by Leo Castelli situates it at the intersection of historical importance and collector demand.
“It would be very glamorous
to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor’s finger.”
Ultimately, Liz is not merely a portrait of Elizabeth Taylor; it is a portrait of the image itself. Warhol presents a face already known to millions, then reframes it through the logic of repetition and print. In doing so, he reveals both the power and the instability of celebrity, transforming a familiar likeness into a lasting emblem of modern visual culture.
Auction Market Overview
Liz is an early print by Andy Warhol, dated 1964, it was released as an edition of approximately 300, but was not numbered. It sells on average 5 to 7 times a year, with a wide price range depending mostly on condition and provenance.
Liz has sold for a record price of USD 662,500 at Christie’s in New-York, on 14 December 2011. It was an exceptional print dedicated by Andy Warhol to Elizabeth Taylor and that was part of the collection of the iconic actress. A very rare version with a white background sold for USD 164,200 at Christie’s on 25 April 2012.
The auction record for a “regular” Liz is USD 120,000, achieved at Christie’s in New-York on 30 October 2013. Liz sold 5 times for more than USD 100,000.
#1. Liz, 1964
Christie’s New-York: 14 December 2011
The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 662,500
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) , Liz (Feldman and Schellmann II.7) | Christie’s
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz (Feldman and Schellmann II.7), 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed in felt-tip pen, dedicated ‘to elizabeth with much love’
From the edition of approximately 300
#2. Liz, 1964
Christie’s New-York: 25 April 2012
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 164,500
ANDY WARHOL , Liz (see F. & S. II.7) | Christie’s
ANDY WARHOL
Liz (see F. & S. II.7), 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil on the reverse
One of only five or six printed with a white background
(aside from the edition of approximately 300 printed with a red background)
This extremely rare version of Andy Warhol’s Liz is one of only 4 or 5 impressions known in this color combination. In contrast to the editioned work, the pure white background here recalls Warhol’s first explorations of Liz for an exhibition in 1963 at the Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles. Working on a pre-prepared canvas sprayed with silver paint Warhol produced 10 Silver Liz paintings which were shown together at the gallery, alongside other subjects from the silver screen such as Elvis and Jackie Kennedy. The monochrome movie star images are recognized as Warhol’s most powerful evocation of the fleeting nature of celebrity. This Liz proof on white paper, one of only a handful given by Leo Castelli to close friends and collaborators in 1964, offers a rare opportunity to acquire one of the artist’s most emblematic images.
#3. Liz, 1964
Christie’s New-York: 30 October 2013
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 120,000
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated ’65’ in ball-point pen
From the edition of approximately 300
#4. Liz, 1964
Phillips New-York: 16 April 2014
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 115,000
ANDY WARHOL
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in black ink
One of approximately 300 signed and dated
#5. Liz, 1964
LA Modern: 29 April 2022
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 112,500
ANDY WARHOL
Liz, 1965
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated lower right ‘Andy Warhol 65’
#6. Liz, 1964
Christie’s New-York: 18 April 2013
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 106,250
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated ’65’ in ball-point pen
From the edition of 300
2026 Auction Results
Christie’s New-York: 15 April 2026
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 69,850
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz, 1964
(Feldman & Schellmann II. 7)
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated ’65’ in ball-point pen
From the edition of approximately 300
Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Christie’s London: 26 March 2026
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 27,940 / USD 37,410
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz (Feldman & Schellmann II.7), 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in ball-point pen
From the edition of approximately three hundred
Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
John Moran: 24 March 2026
Estimated: USD 10,000 – 15,000
USD 31,750
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
“Liz,” 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on slightly textured machine-made paper
From the edition of approximately 300
Signed and dated in blue ballpoint ink in the lower margin, at right: Andy Warhol 1965
Printed by Total Color, New York, NY
Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, NY
Christie’s online: 4 March 2026
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 60,960
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz (Feldman & Schellman II. 7), 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in ball-point pen
From the edition of approximately 300
Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
2025 Auction Results
5 Liz prints sold in 2025 for a total turnover of USD 203,365, at an average price of USD 40,675. The highest price was achieved at Phillips in New-York on 21 October 2025 when it sold for USD 61,920.
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Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 61,920
Offset lithograph in colors, on wove paper
The colors bright and fresh
(from the edition of approximately 300)
Sworders: 7 October 2025
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
GBP 25,000 (Hammer)
GBP 31,250 / USD 41,875
ANDY WARHOL (American, 1928-1987)
Liz (F. & S. II. 7), 1964
Offset lithograph in colors
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol ’69’ in ballpoint pen l.r.
From the edition of approximately 300
Bonhams LA: 7 October 2025
Estimated: USD 25,000 – 35,000
USD 35,840
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed in ball-point pen and dated ’65’
From the edition of approximately 300
Lempertz: 31 May 2025
Estimated: EUR 10,000 – 15,000
EUR 31,500 / USD 35,755
ANDY WARHOL
Liz (F&S II.7), 1964/1967
Offset color lithograph on paper
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 67’
One of 300 signed and dated proofs
Bonhams London: 25 June 2025
Estimated: GBP 16,000 – 18,000
GBP 20,480 / USD 27,975
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
From the edition of approximately 300
2024 Auction Results
8 Liz prints sold in 2024 for a total turnover of USD 361,052, at an average price of USD 45,132. The highest price has been achieved at Christie’s in New-York on 16 April 2024 when it sold for USD 75,600.
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Christie’s New-York: 16 April 2024
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 75,600
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated ’67’ felt-tip pen
From the edition of approximately 300
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 53,760
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed in ball-point pen and dated ’65’, from the edition of approximately 300
Bonhams Skinner: 19 September 2024
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 44,800
Offset lithograph on wove paper
Signed ‘Andy Warhol 67’ in ball-point pen lower right
From an edition of approximately 300
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 40,000
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed in ball-point pen and dated ’67’, from the edition of approximately 300
Bonhams online: 18 June 2024
Estimated: USD 24,000 – 34,000
USD 38,400
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed in ball-point pen, from the edition of approximately 300
Lempertz Cologne: 5 June 2024
Estimated: EUR 15,000 – 20,000
EUR 32,760 / USD 35,708
Andy Warhol
Liz, 1964/1967
Color offset lithograph on paper
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 67’
One of 300 signed and dated proofs
Condition: Minor traces of age
Sotheby’s online: 20 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 12,000 – 18,000
GBP 27,940 / USD 35,484
ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph printed in colors on wove paper
Signed in ballpoint pen
This impression is from the edition of approximately 300, published by Leo Castelli Gallery
Heritage Auctions: 10 December 2024
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 32,500
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
From an edition of approximately 300 signed works
Signed and dated in blue ink lower right
Estimated: GBP 25,000 – 35,000
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Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated ’64’ in ball-point pen, from the edition of approximately 300
2023 Auction Results
5 Liz prints sold in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 209,352, at an average price of USD 41,870. The highest price has been achieved at Ketterer Kunst in Munich on 9 June 2023 when it sold for EUR 48,260 (USD 51,875).
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Dorotheum Vienna: 30 November 2023
Estimated: EUR 20,000 – 30,000
EUR 26,000 / USD 28,530
ANDY WARHOL
Liz, 1963
Offset lithograph in colors on paper
Signed and dated Andy Warhol 67
One of approx. 300 examples
Bonhams LA: 3 October 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 38,400
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed in ball-point pen and dated ’65’
Christie’s London: 27 September 2023
Estimated: GBP 10,000 – 15,000
GBP 32,760 / USD 39,747
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in ballpoint pen, from the edition of approximately three hundred
Ketterer Kunst Munich: 9 June 2023
Estimated: EUR 35,000
EUR 48,260 / USD 51,875
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in pencil, from the edition of approximately three hundred
Sotheby’s New-York: 19 April 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 50,800
ANDY WARHOL
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed in felt-tip pen and dated 67
From the edition of approximately 300
2022 Auction Results
7 Liz prints sold in 2022 for a total turnover of USD 428,316, at an average price of USD 61,188. The highest price has been achieved at LA Modern on 29 April 2022 when it sold for USD 112,500.
Lyon & Turnbull: 28 October 2022
GBP 32,700 / USD 37,842
ANDY WARHOL
Liz (F&S II.7), 1964
Lithograph printed in colors
Signed and dated in ball-point pen (lower right)
Edition of approximately 300
Phillips New-York: 26 October 2022
Estimated: USD 10,000 – 15,000
USD 40,320
ANDY WARHOL
Liz (F. & S. 7), 1965
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in black ballpoint pen (from the edition of approximately 300)
Christie’s London: 28 September 2022
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 37,800 / USD 40,913
ANDY WARHOL
Liz (Feldman & Schellmann II.7), 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in ballpoint pen, from the edition of approximately three hundred
Phillips New-York: 25 June 2022
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 81,900
ANDY WARHOL
Liz (F&S II.7), 1965
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in black ballpoint pen
LA Modern: 29 April 2022
Estimated: USD 40,000 – 60,000
USD 112,500
ANDY WARHOL
Liz, 1965
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated lower right ‘Andy Warhol 65’
Phillips New-York: 19 April 2022
Estimated: USD 30,000 – 50,000
USD 56,700
ANDY WARHOL
Liz (F. & S. 7), 1965
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in black ballpoint pen
From the edition of approximately 300
Christie’s London: 24 March 2022
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 44,100 / USD 58,141
ANDY WARHOL
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated in ball-point pen
2021 Auction Results
5 Liz prints sold in 2021 for a total turnover of USD 283,783, at an average price of USD 56,757. The highest price has been achieved at Sotheby’s in Paris on 17 February 2021 when it sold for EUR 75,600 (USD 91,040).
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Sotheby’s Paris: 17 February 2021
Estimated: EUR 15,000 – 20,000
EUR 75,600 / USD 91,040
ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Liz (Feldman & Schellmann II.7), 1964
Offset lithograph printed in colours
Signed and dated 64 in ball-point pen lower right
Edition of approximately 300
Van Ham Cologne: 1 December 2021
Estimated: EUR 20,000 – 30,000
EUR 50,160 / USD 56,806
ANDY WARHOL (1928 Pittsburgh, PA/USA – 1987 New York)
Liz, 1964
Color offset lithograph
Signed and dated
Bonhams New-York: 2 November 2021
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 47,812
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated ’66’ in ball-point pen
From the edition of c.300
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 47,500
ANDY WARHOL (1928–1987)
Liz (Feldman/Schellmann II.7), 1965
Offset lithograph in colors
Signed and dated to lower right ‘Andy Warhol 65’
This work is from the approximate edition of 300
Hindman: 5 May 2021
Estimated: USD 10,000 – 15,000
USD 40,625
ANDY WARHOL (American, 1928-1987)
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph on paper
Signed and dated 1966 in ball-point pen
2020 Auction Results
9 Liz prints sold in 2020 for a total turnover of USD 474,835, at an average price of USD 52,760. The highest price for 2020 of USD 78,250, was achieved at Bukowskis in Stokholm on 4 June 2020.
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Bukowskis Stockholm: 4 June 2020
Estimated: SEK 400,000 – 600,000
SEK 580,000 (Hammer)
SEK 725,000 / USD 78,250
ANDY WARHOL
“Liz”, 1967
Offset in colors
Signed in ball point pen and dated ’67
Printed by Total Color, New York
Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Bonhams New-York: 5 June 2020
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 75,075
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz (F.&S. ll.7), 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated ’65’ in ball-point pen
From the edition of c.300
Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Printed by Total Color, New York
Christie’s New-York: 21 October 2020
Estimated: USD 50,000 – 70,000
USD 68,750
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Liz, 1964
Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper
Signed and dated ’65’ in ball-point pen
From the edition of 300
Published by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Sotheby’s London: 17 September 2020
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 47,880 / USD 61,510
ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
LIZ (FELDMAN & SCHELLMANN II.7), 1964
Offset lithograph printed in colors on wove paper
Signed in black ball-point pen, dated
From the edition of approx. 300
Printed by Total Color
Published by Leo Castelli, New York