Jane Fonda

Medium: Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Year: 1982
Sheet: 39 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (100.3 x 80 cm)
Edition: 100
Artist’s Proofs: 25 AP
Printer’s Proofs: 3 PP
Trial Proofs: 25 TP, some TP have diamond dust
Publisher: Friends of Tom Hayden, Santa Monica, California
Published to raise funds for the Tom Hayden campaign for California state assemblyman
Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith, New-York
Literature: Feldman & Schellmann II.268

Signed and numbered in pencil lower left
Some prints are also signed by Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda is a vibrant silkscreen portrait capturing Fonda’s celebrity and activism, using bold colors (royal blue, red) and comic-book-like outlines, typical of Pop Art’s focus on fame, though this version was commissioned to support Fonda’s husband, Tom Hayden’s political campaign, blending Hollywood glamour with social consciousness.

This striking portrait of actress/activist Jane Fonda is based on a Polaroid photo taken by Andy Warhol. The deep royal blue background and Jane Fonda’s vibrant red lips and accents create a bold, graphic look. Strong black outlines add a comic-book, almost theatrical quality, emphasizing her features.

This portrait is reminiscent of Andy Warhol’s earlier works of Hollywood icons like Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor, continuing Warhol’s fascination with stardom and the power of media allure. By using screen printing, a commercial process that allows for mass reproduction, Warhol democratizes the image of fame and comments on how mass media creates cultural icons.

The print was specifically created in 1982 to serve as a fundraiser for Fonda’s then-husband, Tom Hayden, who was running for political office. This context is crucial to the work’s meaning, as Fonda was known for her controversial political activism, particularly her protests against the Vietnam War and advocacy for women’s rights.

Some rare versions of the print are dual-signed by both Andy Warhol and Jane Fonda. On some of these, Fonda also inscribed “Peace, Jane Fonda” (sometimes with the year ’82) on the image or the reverse side, merging her public persona with a message of conviction.

Bonhams LA: 3 October 2023
Estimated: USD 20,000 – 30,000
USD 40,960

Christie’s London: 28 September 2021
Estimated: GBP 15,000 – 20,000
GBP 40,000 / USD 54,345

AUCTION RECORD FOR JANE FONDA

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Jane Fonda, 1982
screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, inscribed AP 14/25
An artist’s proof aside from the edition of one hundred

SBI Art Auction: 27 October 2018
Estimated: JPY 2,000,000 – 3,000,000
JPY 2,530,000 / USD 22,610

ANDY WARHOL
Jane Fonda (F. & S. Ⅱ.268), 1982
Screenprint
Signed and numbered on the lower left, Copyright stamp on the reverse
A Printer’s Proof aside from the edition of 100

Christie’s New-York: 20 April 2018
Estimated: USD 15,000 – 25,000
USD 32,500

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Jane Fonda, 1982
Screenprint in colors on Lenox Museum Board
Signed in pencil, numbered ‘AP 23/25’
An artist’s proof, the edition was 100

Trial Proofs

Bonhams London: 12 December 2023
Estimated: GBP 20,000 – 30,000
GBP 79,250 / USD 88,185

Freeman’s Hindman: 2 October 2020
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 90,000
USD 125,000

ANDY WARHOL (American, 1928-1987)
Jane Fonda, 1982
Three unique screenprints on Lenox Museum Board
Signed and numbered TP 10/25, TP 1/25 and TP 14/25 in pencil respectively

Phillips New-York: 17 April 2017
Estimated: USD 15,000 – 25,000
USD 37,500