Andy Warhol’s Toy Paintings series is an outstanding example of the artist’s preoccupation with commercialism and animation, and forms part of the artist’s later body of work that witnessed a resurgence of his energetic and colorful canvases. Serving as a more child-oriented expression of Warhol’s acclaimed advertising motifs of Brillo and Mott’s boxes from the 1960s, his Toy Paintings series embodies the same consumerist spirit. His ecstatically painted silkscreen canvases consist of popular children’s toys that are now collector’s items.

 

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Introduction

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Toy Paintings (also known as Toy Series), executed in 1983 and commissioned by the legendary art dealer and collector Bruno Bischofberger in Zürich. He had simply asked Andy Warhol to make an exhibition for children. Warhol was quick to respond, he loved the idea, and composed a comprehensive series of 128 paintings depicting monkeys, parrots, dogs, clowns, robots and so on all in unique color compositions. The artist had found the inspiration for the paintings in his own collection of wind-up mechanical toys. And as Warhol explained a year or so later in an interview in the New York Times, when about a hundred of his paintings were being shown at the Newport Art Museum.

The Toy Painting series has its origins in 1982 when the gallerist and long-time friend of Andy Warhol’s, Bruno Bischofberger, asked him to create a small series of works for children, similar as he had done in 1982 when he requested a series of paintings depicting Mao.

“In 1982 I asked him to create a group of small works for children. Andy responded with the Toy paintings, which I showed in my gallery in Zurich in 1983. Warhol designed wallpaper of Silver fish swimming on a blue background which made the gallery look like an aquarium, and the paintings were hung at eye level for three- to five-year-old children. Adults had to squat to examine the paintings closely, the opposite of me having to lift up my little children when looking at paintings in museums. We even went so far as to charge an entry fee for adults not accompanied by children under six, the proceeds being donated to a Swiss children’s charity.”

EXCERPT FROM BRUNO BISCHOFBERGER, “A BRIEF HISTORY OF MY RELATIONSHIP WITH ANDY WARHOL”, MAY 2001, IN BRUNO BISCHOFBERGER, VISUAL MEMORY, EDITION BRUNO BISCHOFBERGER,ZURICH, 2001; MAGNUS BISCHOFBERGER, PREHISTORY TO THE FUTURE – HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BISCHOFBERGER COLLECTION, ELECTA, MILAN, 2008

ANDY WARHOL’S TOY PAINTINGS EXHIBITION AT GALERIE BRUNO BISCHOFBERGER, ZURICH, 1983. ©2024 THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, INC. / LICENSED BY ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK

Warhol’s response were the Toy Paintings; a series of acrylic and silkscreen ink canvases whose subject matter took inspiration from Warhol’s personal collection of childhood tin toys. First shown in the exhibition Paintings for Children at Bischofberger’s Zurich gallery in 1983, the pieces were displayed against a wallpaper of silver fish swimming across a blue background designed by Warhol himself. Each canvas was hung at the eye-level of a three to five year old child causing adult viewers to crouch or squat to examine them. Bischofberger even charged an entrance fee to all those who attended the exhibition without being accompanied by a child under the age of six. As a gleeful saboteur of artistic dogma and etiquette, this was a decision that Warhol must have enjoyed – and indeed, in Moon Explorer perhaps the strongest feeling that abides is of an artist reveling in the freedom of youth.

”Lots of international toys [were] included
because a lot of them are the cutest of any I’ve seen”

Silkscreened onto energetic bright colors, each Toy Painting underscores Warhol’s distinct ability to render the elegant and graphical simplicity of each design.

ANDY WARHOL’S TOY PAINTINGS EXHIBITION AT GALERIE BRUNO BISCHOFBERGER, ZURICH, 1983. ©2024 THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, INC. / LICENSED BY ARTISTS RIGHTS SOCIETY (ARS), NEW YORK

In this series, Warhol elevates children’s toys, an emblem of consumerism, to the realm of high art and in doing so, exposes the artistry and power of the carefully crafted symbols themselves. In his use of recognizable graphics, Warhol transmutes cultural signifiers for his own aesthetic ends. Imbued with an inherent dynamism, the intimately scaled paintings in particular celebrate the infectious spirit of childhood curiosity and creativity.

Toy Paintings exhibition at Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich, 1983

The Toy Paintings, which combine silkscreen and hand-painting, are characterized by a wealth of drawn detail, precise contours, playful shifts and subtle color transitions, creating an impressive and expressive diversity. In an article for Artforum in 1986, Lisa Liebmann praised the series for the depth of its palette, underlining Warhol’s ability to manipulate color to create works of evocative and versatile beauty. There is said to be 128 Toy Paintings, covering a wide range of toys.

Each subject in the Toy Paintings challenges traditional notions of artistic merit and authenticity, prompting viewers to reconsider their relationship with consumer culture and everyday objects. With their playful yet stimulating images, these works invite us to revisit the innocence and splendor of childhood, while questioning the cultural forces that shape our collective imagination. Parrot stands out for its exoticism, Space Ship for its link with the culture of the conquest of space, Police Car for its evocation of childhood heroes, Choo-Choo Train for its reference to Western culture and westward expansion, and Roll Over Mouse for its purity and innocence.

“It must have been Walt Disney. I cut out Walt Disney Dolls.
It was actually Snow White that influenced me.”

Warhol said in answer to the question of which artist influenced him first. Since his artistic work had always been guided by the ethos of play, it is hardly surprising that he immediately took to the idea suggested by his gallerist Bruno Bischofberger of creating an exhibition especially for children. At first glance, these paintings appear simple, charming, and playful. Yet, as with much of Warhol’s work, beneath the surface lies a complex interplay between depth and superficiality, mass production and individuality, originality and reproduction. By using the same silkscreen technique as in his famous paintings of Campbell’s Soup Cans, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley, Warhol places these seemingly innocent toys within a broader dialogue about commercialism, identity, and iconography.

It is also tempting to view Toy Paintings as a form of self-reflection late in Warhol’s career. Created just four years before his death, the series looks back on his early fascination with American consumer culture, while introducing a new tone of nostalgia, warmth, and playfulness. The toys he depicted were no longer contemporary products, but relics of a vanished childhood. Toy Paintings thus capture a subtle cultural shift – from the ironic celebration of mass-produced icons to a more personal and wistful reflection on the objects that once inspired wonder.

Warhol himself described the effect of Pop Art as a reprogramming of perception:

“Once you ‘got’ Pop, you could never see a sign the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again. The mystery was gone, but the amazement was just starting.”

In Toy Paintings, this duality feels more present than ever. The mystery may be gone – but the wonder remains.

 

 

 

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Auction Market Overview

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2025 Auction Highlights

14 lots sold at auction in 2025 for a total turnover of USD 3,212,492, at an average price of USD 229,464. With no lot failing to sell, the sell-through rate is 100%.

The highest price for 2005 was achieved twice at Sotheby’s, in Paris, on 10 April 2025 for Space Ship, and Choo-Choo Train that both sold for EUR 254,000 (USD 278,120).

2025 Top 6 Lots

10 lots sold for more than USD 200,000, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 2,492,385, representing 77.6% of the total for 2025.

2024 Auction Highlights

26 lots sold at auction in 2024 for a total turnover of USD 6,354,096, at an average price of USD 244,388.

The highest price was achieved at Christie’s in New-York on 22 November 2024 for Moon Explorer that sold for USD 403,200, the world auction record for any toy painting.

2024 Top 6 Lots

20 lots sold for more than USD 200,000, generating a cumulative turnover of USD 5,311,702, representing 83.6% of the total for 2024.

2023 Auction Highlights

10 lots sold at auction in 2023 for a total turnover of USD 2,250,072, at an average price of USD 225,007. The highest price was achieved for Clockwork Panda Drummer that sold at Christie’s, in New-York, on 10 November 2023 for USD 277,200.

2023 Top 6 Lots

 

 

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2025 Auction Results

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#1. Space Ship (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 254,000 / USD 278,120

Space Ship (Toy Painting) | Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Space Ship (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#2. Choo-Choo Train (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 254,000 / USD 278,120

Choo-Choo Train (Toy Painting) | Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Choo-Choo Train (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#3. Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 241,300 / USD 264,215

Parrot (Toy Painting) | Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#4. Police Car, 1983

Sotheby’s Diriyah: 8 February 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 250,000
USD 264,000

Police Car | Origins | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Police Car, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Signed Andy Warhol (on the overlap)
Numbered PA20.091 on the stretcher

#5. Terrier, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 16 May 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 254,000

Terrier | Contemporary Day Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Terrier, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered PA 20.059 on the overlap and on the stretcher

#6. Police Car (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 228,600 / USD 250,310

Police Car (Toy Painting) | Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Police Car (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#7. Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 228,600 / USD 250,310

Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting) | Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#8. Space Ship, 1983

Sotheby’s Diriyah: 8 February 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 250,000
USD 228,000

Space Ship | Origins | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Space Ship, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
(on the overlap)
Numbered PA 20.118 twice
(on the overlap and on the stretcher)

#9. Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983

Karl & Faber Munich: 4 December 2025
Estimated: EUR 150,000 – 250,000
EUR 190,500 / USD 222,110

Toy Painting, Parrot | Karl & Faber

ANDY WARHOL (1928 Pittsburgh – New York 1987)
Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and screen printing on canvas
14×11 inches (36×28 cm)
Signed and dated on the back of the folded canvas

#10. Robot, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 26 February 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 203,200

Robot | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Robot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
10×8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

 

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USD 200,000

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#11. Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983

Stockholms Auktionsverk: 20 November 2025
Estimated: SEK 800,000 – 1,200,000
SEK 1,500,000 (Hammer)
SEK 1,875,000 / USD 196,745

ANDY WARHOL. “Monkey (Toy painting)”.

#12. Ship, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 16 May 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 190,500

Ship | Contemporary Day Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Ship, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Signed (on the overlap)
Numbered PA20.097 on the stretcher

#13. Parrot, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 184,150

Parrot | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Parrot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed (on the overlap)

#14. Clockwork Panda Drummer, 1983

K Auction Seoul: 23 April 2025
Estimated: KRW 150,000,000 – 250,000,000
KRW 212,750,000 / USD 148,710

KA-Search:andy warhol

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Clockwork Panda Drummer: Toy Series, 1983
Synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated on the reverse

 

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2024 Auction Results

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#3. Panda Bear, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 355,600

Panda Bear | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Panda Bear, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#4. Ship, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 317,500

Ship | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Ship, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#5. Terrier, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 304,800

Terrier | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Terrier, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#6. Space Ship, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 292,100

Space Ship | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Space Ship, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#7. Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Painting), 1983

#8. Aeroplane, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 266,700

Aeroplane | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Aeroplane, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#9. Police Car, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 254,000

Police Car | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Police Car, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)
Stamped twice by the Estate of Andy Warhol
Stamped twice by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered PA 20.177 on the overlap and on the stretcher

#10. Monkey, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 241,300

Monkey | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#11. Monkey, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 241,300

Monkey | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#12. Parrot, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 241,300

Parrot | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Parrot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#13. Panda Drummer (Toy Series), 1983

Phillips London: 27 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 120,000 – 180,000
GBP 184,150 / USD 233,502

https://www.phillips.com/detail/andy-warhol/UK010424/32

#14. Choo-Choo Train, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 228,600

Choo-Choo Train | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Choo-Choo Train, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#15. Mouse, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 228,600

Mouse | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Mouse, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#17. Emergency (Helicopter), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 215,900

Emergency (Helicopter) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Emergency (Helicopter), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol
Stamped twice by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered PA20.156 on the stretcher and on the overlap

#18. Roli Zoli, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 215,900

Roli Zoli | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Roli Zoli, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#19. Moon Explorer (Toy Painting), 1983

#21. Monkey, 1983

Sotheby’s London: 26 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 80,000 – 120,000
GBP 156,000 / USD 197,808

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/contemporary-art-day-auction-including-the-ralph-i-goldenberg-collection/monkey?locale=en

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#22. Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 20 February 2024
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 177,800 / USD 191,491

Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting) | Contemporary Discoveries | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.5 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

#23. Mouse, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 177,800

Mouse | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)
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ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Mouse, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#24. Monkey, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 27 September 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 168,000

Monkey | Contemporary Curated | 2024 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

#25. Roll Over Mouse, 1983

Sotheby’s Hong-Kong: 6 April 2024
Estimated: HKD 1,000,000 – 1,500,000
HKD 1,270,000 / USD 162,363

Andy Warhol 安迪 · 沃荷 | Roll Over Mouse 滾動鼠 | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Roll Over Mouse, 1983
Synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas
1114 inches (28.1 x 35.5 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

#26. Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s London: 7 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 90,000 – 130,000
GBP 114,300/ USD 144,932

Monkey (Toy Painting) | Modern & Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

 

 

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2023 Auction Results

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#1. Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Painting), 1983

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 277,200

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) (christies.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 83’ (on the overlap)

#2. Robot (Toy Painting), 1983

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 252,000

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) (christies.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Robot (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
10×8 inches (25.5 x 20.3 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 83’ (on the overlap)

#3. Speedboat, 1983

Christie’s New-York: 18 May 2023
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 252,000

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Speedboat | Christie’s (christies.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Speedboat, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
8×10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol ’83’ (on the overlap)

#4. Monkey, 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 22 June 2023
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 222,250 / USD 243,428

Monkey | Une Collection à 360° | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

#5. Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Painting), 1983

Christie’s New-York: 12 May 2023
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 226,800

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Painting) | Christie’s (christies.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (36×28 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 83’ (on the overlap)

#6. Parrot, 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 22 June 2023
Estimated: EUR 80,000 – 120,000
EUR 203,200 / USD 222,562

Parrot | Une Collection à 360° | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Parrot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Stamped with the signature on the overlap

#7. Moon Explorer (Toy Painting), 1983

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 201,600

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) (christies.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Moon Explorer (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 83’ (on the overlap)

#8. Clockwork Panda Drummer, 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 22 June 2023
Estimated: EUR 80,000 – 120,000
EUR 177,800 / USD 194,742

Clockwork Panda Drummer | Une Collection à 360° | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Clockwork Panda Drummer, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

#9. Robot, 1983

Christie’s London: 29 June 2023
Estimated: GBP 70,000 – 100,000
GBP 151,200 / USD 190,140

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Robot | Christie’s (christies.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Robot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
16 1/2 x 15 inches (42×38 cm)
Signed and dedicated ‘Thomas Andy’ (on the overlap)

#10. Fish (Toy Painting), 1983

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 189,000

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) (christies.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Fish (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
8×10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 83’ (on the overlap)

 

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2022 Auction Results

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7 lots sold at auction in 2022 for a total turnover of USD 1,425,920, at an average price of USD 203,703.

 

#1. Moon Explorer (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 315,000

Moon Explorer (Toy Painting) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Moon Explorer (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and stamped twice by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered VF PA20.077 on the overlap and on the stretcher.

#2. Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983

Phillips New-York: 16 November 2022
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 220,500

Andy Warhol – 20th Century & Conte… Lot 172 November 2022 | Phillips

ANDY WARHOL
Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 1/8 inches (25.4 x 20.6 cm)

#3. Space Ship (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 201,600

Space Ship (Toy Painting) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Space Ship (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on the reverse
Also stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on the overlap Numbered PA20.150 on the stretcher.

#4. Terrier, 1983

Christie’s New-York: 13 May 2022
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 201,600

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Terrier | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Terrier, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Stamped with the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. stamps (on the overlap)
Stamped again with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. stamp (on the reverse)
Numbered ‘PAZO.164’ (on the stretcher)

#5. Robot, 1983

Sotheby’s London: 15 October 2022
Estimated: GBP 80,000 – 120,000
GBP 176,400 / USD 197,420

Robot | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Robot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
10×8 inches (25.5 x 20.3 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the reverse

#6. Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 163,800

Parrot (Toy Painting) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Stamped twice by the Estate of Andy Warhol and twice by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered VF PA20.074 on the overlap
Also numbered PA20.074 on the stretcher

#7. Train (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 126,000

Train (Toy Painting) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Train (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., on the reverse
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol, stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered VF PA20.169 on the overlap and on the stretcher

 

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2021 Auction Results

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#1. Robot, circa 1983

Property from the Collection of Jon Gould
Christie’s New-York: 14 May 2021
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 90,000
USD 475,000

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Robot | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Robot, circa 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dedicated ‘Jon/Andy’ (on the reverse)

#2. Apple (Toy Painting), 1983

SBI Art Auction Tokyo: 30 October 2021
Estimated: JPY 24,000,000 – 34,000,000
JPY 34,500,000 / USD 302,710

RESULTS｜SBI Art Auction

ANDY WARHOL
Apple (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and screenprint on canvas
14 1/8 x 11 inches (35.8 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated on the reverse

#3. Terrier (from: Toys series), 1983

Koller Zurich: 1 July 2021
Estimated: CHF 50,000 – 70,000
CHF 201,600 / USD 217,885

ANDY WARHOL (Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York) (kollerauktionen.ch)

ANDY WARHOL (Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York)
Terrier (from: Toys series), 1983
Synthetic polymer and screenprint on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated on the overlap: Andy Warhol 83
Also numbered on the stretcher: 5

#4. Moon Explorer, 1983

Aguttes Paris: 25 October 2021
Estimated: EUR 60,000 – 80,000
EUR 226,900 / USD 263,490

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) – Lot 89

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Moon Explorer, 1983
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas
14 1/8 x 11 1/16 inches (35.5 x 28.5 cm)
Signed and titled on reverse
Bearing the label of the Bischofberger gallery in Zurich on reverse

#5. “Ship (Toy Painting)”, 1983

Bukowskis Stockholm: 2 November 2021
Estimated: SEK 1,500,000 – 1,800,000
SEK 1,800,000 (Hammer)
SEK 2,250,000 / USD 262,470

Andy Warhol, “Ship (Toy Painting)”. – Bukowskis

ANDY WARHOL (United States, 1928-1987)
“Ship (Toy Painting)”, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
28 x 35.5 cm
Signed Andy Warhol and dated 1983 on the overlap verso

#6. Monkey, 1983

Rago: 17 September 2021
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 187,500

106: ANDY WARHOL, Monkey < Post War & Contemporary Art, 17 September 2021 < Auctions | Rago Auctions (ragoarts.com)

#7. Paintings for Children (Flash Sharivan Robot), 1983

Christie’s Hong-Kong: 2 December 2021
Estimated: HKD 800,000 – 1,200,000
HKD 1,312,500 / USD 168,410

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Paintings for Children (Flash Sharivan Robot) | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Paintings for Children (Flash Sharivan Robot), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
16 x 13 7/8 inches (40.7 x 35.4 cm)
Stamped with the Andy Warhol Authentication Board Inc. stamp
Numbered ‘A111.1110’ (on the overlap)

#8. Police Car, 1983

Christie’s Hong-Kong: 2 December 2021
Estimated: HKD 620,000 – 850,000
HKD 1,187,500 / USD 152,370

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Police Car | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Police Car, 1983
Silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.4 cm)
Stamped with the Estate of Andy Warhol stamp and numbered ‘PA20.177’ (on the overlap)

#9. Parrot, 1983

Sotheby’s London: 13 April 2021
Estimated: GBP 70,000 – 90,000
GBP 107,100 / USD 147,310

Parrot | Contemporary Curated | 2021 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Parrot, 1983
Polymer paint and silkscreen on canvas
14 1/8 x 11 inches (36×28 cm)
Signed and dated ’83 on the reverse

#10. “Robot (Toy Painting)”, 1983

Bukowskis Stockholm: 2 November 2021
Estimated: SEK 500,000 – 700,000
SEK 1,000,000 (Hammer)
SEK 1,250,000 / USD 145,820

Andy Warhol, “Robot (Toy Painting)”. – Bukowskis

ANDY WARHOL (United States, 1928-1987)
“Robot (Toy Painting)”, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
25.3 x 20.4 cm.
Signed Andy Warhol and dated 83 verso

 

 

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Moon Explorer

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Moon Explorer epitomizes the spirit of twentieth-century childhood and its associated innocence as seen through the prism of contemporary media. Warhol brings the image of a toy robot to life with vibrant colors and a process he had mastered perfectly: the silkscreen. The palette brings forward the graphical simplicity of the original toy, and shows it in a new world of imagination by adding additional outlines to the original screen.

 

Moon Explorer (Toy Painting), 1983

Moon Explorer (Toy Painting), 1983

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 201,600

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) (christies.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Moon Explorer (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 83’ (on the overlap)

Moon Explorer (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 315,000

Moon Explorer (Toy Painting) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Moon Explorer (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and stamped twice by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered VF PA20.077 on the overlap and on the stretcher

Moon Explorer, 1983

Aguttes Paris: 25 October 2021
Estimated: EUR 60,000 – 80,000
EUR 226,900 / USD 263,490

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) – Lot 89

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Moon Explorer, 1983
Silkscreen and acrylic on canvas
14 1/8 x 11 1/16 inches (35.5 x 28.5 cm)
Signed and titled on reverse
Bearing the label of the Bischofberger gallery in Zurich on reverse

Provenance
Galerie Bischofberger, Zürich
Sale of Me Loudmer, 1990
Private Collection, Chypre

Toy Painting, Moon Explorer, 1983

Christie’s New-York: 16 May 2019
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 325,000

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Toy Painting, Moon Explorer | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Toy Painting, Moon Explorer, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Stamped with the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. stamps
Numbered indistinctly ‘VF PA20.080’ (on the overlap)
Stamped again with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. stamp (on the reverse)

Moon Explorer, 1983

Sotheby’s London: 6 October 2018
Estimated: GBP 60,000 – 80,000
GBP 156,250

(#195) ANDY WARHOL | Moon Explorer

ANDY WARHOL
Moon Explorer, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

 

 

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(Roll Over) Mouse

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Rollover Mouse was modeled after a Japanese wind-up toy mouse, contained in a simple rectangular cardboard box displaying playful pictures of the toy in action. Appropriating this model, Warhol flattens the imagery, simplifies and brightens the colors and removes the brand name. The radiant red pigment paired with simple yet artful graphics and animated characteristics jump off the canvas, captivating the viewers’ attention. Additionally, the cropped and diagonal orientation of the print manifests an energy and dynamism that defines Warhol’s Pop-Art style and brings the mouse to life. Warhol reuses the mouse’s images on the carboard box to push them to their limits. Stripping away the brand name and infusing bright colors enhanced by intricate outlines, he translates this object into a pop style he masters flawlessly, paying homage to his youth while dramatizing American consumerism. The simple yet ingenious graphics and the painting’s structure generate a striking visual impact and a sense of animation, elevating the work beyond a mere expression of nostalgia. The mechanical mouse thus attains the status of a popular icon.

Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 228,600 / USD 250,310

Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting) | Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Provenance
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich
Galerie Mathias Fels, New York
Private Collection, France

Mouse, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 228,600

Mouse | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Mouse, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Mouse, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 177,800

Mouse | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)
GUARANTEED

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Mouse, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Roll Over Mouse, 1983

Sotheby’s Hong-Kong: 6 April 2024
Estimated: HKD 1,000,000 – 1,500,000
HKD 1,270,000 / USD 162,363

Andy Warhol 安迪 · 沃荷 | Roll Over Mouse 滾動鼠 | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Roll Over Mouse, 1983
Synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas
1114 inches (28.1 x 35.5 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 20 February 2024
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 177,800 / USD 191,491

Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting) | Contemporary Discoveries | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Roll Over Mouse (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.5 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

 

Rollover Mouse from the series Toy Paintings, 1983

Phillips New-York: 27 February 2019
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 137,500

Andy Warhol – New Now New York Lot 39 February 2019 | Phillips

ANDY WARHOL
Rollover Mouse from the series Toy Paintings, 1983
Synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas
8×10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Signed and dated “Andy Warhol 83” on the overlap

Roll over mouse, 1983

Christie’s Paris: 5 December 2018
Estimated: EUR 80,000 – 120,000
EUR 259,500

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Roll over mouse | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Roll over mouse, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.5 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 83’ (on the overlap)

Wind-up toy roll over mouse, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 15 May 2008
Estimated: USD 60,000 – 80,000
USD 217,000

(#326) Andy Warhol (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL
Wind-up toy roll over mouse, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
8×10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

 

 

 

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Monkey

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In clear fields of color, Monkey emerges as a tribute to twentieth-century childhood: an image of innocent play filtered through the aesthetics of contemporary mass media. The motif, derived from Russian packaging design for a tin toy, is given new life through Warhol’s characteristic and seemingly effortless use of color. The small monkey, rendered in various tones in contrast with a blocked background, is defined by shadows in white. Through this color scheme, Warhol highlights the toy’s stylized formal language: a graphic simplicity that reveals how just a few lines can contain an entire world of imagination and stories.

 

Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983

Stockholms Auktionsverk: 20 November 2025
Estimated: SEK 800,000 – 1,200,000
SEK 1,500,000 (Hammer)
SEK 1,875,000 / USD 196,745

ANDY WARHOL. “Monkey (Toy painting)”.

Monkey, 1983

Sotheby’s London: 26 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 80,000 – 120,000
GBP 156,000 / USD 197,808

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2024/contemporary-art-day-auction-including-the-ralph-i-goldenberg-collection/monkey?locale=en

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Monkey, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 241,300

Monkey | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Monkey, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 241,300

Monkey | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s London: 7 March 2024
Estimated: GBP 90,000 – 130,000
GBP 114,300/ USD 144,932

Monkey (Toy Painting) | Modern & Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Sotheby’s Paris: 22 June 2023
Estimated: EUR 80,000 – 120,000
EUR 222,250

Monkey | Une Collection à 360° | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Monkey, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983

Phillips New-York: 16 November 2022
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 220,500

Andy Warhol – 20th Century & Conte… Lot 172 November 2022 | Phillips

ANDY WARHOL
Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 1/8 inches (25.4 x 20.6 cm)

Monkey, 1983

Rago: 17 September 2021
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 187,500

106: ANDY WARHOL, Monkey < Post War & Contemporary Art, 17 September 2021 < Auctions | Rago Auctions (ragoarts.com)

Monkey (Children Paintings), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 5 December 2019
Estimated: EUR 150,000 – 200,000
EUR 250,000

(#108) ANDY WARHOL | Monkey (Children Paintings) (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL
Monkey (Children Paintings), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the reverse

Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 29 September 2016
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 200,000

(#51) Andy Warhol (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL
Monkey (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

 

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Clockwork Panda Drummer / Panda Bear

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The small black and white panda stands in the center of the painting, carrying a drum in front and swinging the drum sticks. Around him float a couple of notes and lines of music, to make the music “audible” to the viewer. The work is striking for the glaring color of the background which contrasts with the restrained colors of the drawing, so that a harmonious composition emerges.

 

Panda Bear, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 250,000
USD 216,000

Panda Bear | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Panda Bear, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed (on the overlap)

Panda Drummer (Toy Series), 1983

Phillips London: 27 June 2024
Estimated: GBP 120,000 – 180,000
GBP 184,150 / USD 233,502

https://www.phillips.com/detail/andy-warhol/UK010424/32

Panda Bear, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 355,600

Panda Bear | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)
GUARANTEED

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Panda Bear, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Painting), 1983

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 277,200

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) (christies.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 83’ (on the overlap)

Clockwork Panda Drummer, 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 22 June 2023
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 222,250 / USD 243,428

Clockwork Panda Drummer | Une Collection à 360° | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Clockwork Panda Drummer, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

Clockwork Panda Drummer (from: Toy Series), 1983

Koller Zurich: 30 June 2018
Estimated: CHF 80,000 – 140,000
CHF 192,500

ANDY WARHOL (Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York) (kollerauktionen.ch)

ANDY WARHOL (Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York)
Clockwork Panda Drummer (from: Toy Series), 1983
Synthetic polymer and screenprint on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 27.7 cm)
Signed and dated on the overlap: Andy Warhol 83, also with the handwritten number on the stretcher: 24

Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 29 September 2016
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 200,000

(#52) Andy Warhol (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL
Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

Clockwork Panda Drummer (from Toy Series), 1983

Sotheby’s London: 12 March 2015
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 155,000

(#125) Andy Warhol (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL
Clockwork Panda Drummer (from Toy Series), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Stamped by The Estate of Andy Warhol, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Numbered PA20.111 on the overlap
Stamped by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on the reverse

Clockwork Panda Drummer (From Toy Series), 1983

Sotheby’s London: 12 March 2015
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 197,000

(#2) Andy Warhol (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL
Clockwork Panda Drummer (From Toy Series), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Stamped by The Estate of Andy Warhol, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Numbered PA20.135 on the overlap
Stamped by the The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on the reverse

Clockwork Panda Drummer (From Toy Series), 1983

Sotheby’s London: 12 March 2015
Estimated: GBP 40,000 – 60,000
GBP 185,000

(#126) Andy Warhol (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL
Clockwork Panda Drummer (From Toy Series), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14 1/8 x 11 inches (36×28 cm)
Signed on the overlap; numbered PA20.110 on the stretcher

Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Series), 1983

Sotheby’s London: 26 June 2009
Estimated: GBP 30,000 – 40,000
GBP 73,250

(#220) Andy Warhol (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL
Clockwork Panda Drummer (Toy Series), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the overlap

 

 

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Parrot

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Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983

Karl & Faber Munich: 4 December 2025
Estimated: EUR 150,000 – 250,000
EUR 190,500 / USD 222,110

Toy Painting, Parrot | Karl & Faber

ANDY WARHOL (1928 Pittsburgh – New York 1987)
Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and screen printing on canvas
14×11 inches (36×28 cm)
Signed and dated on the back of the folded canvas

Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich (1983)
Fabian Carlsson Collection, Gothenburg/Sweden
Art Now Gallery, Stockholm/Sweden
Private collection, Sweden
Acquired from the aforementioned in 1984
Bukowskis, Stockholm/Sweden 12 Nov. 2014
Galerie Thomas, Munich
Private collection, Southern Germany
Acquired from the aforementioned in 2021

Parrot, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 26 September 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 184,150

Parrot | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Parrot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed (on the overlap)

Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zürich
Acquired from the above in 1989 by the present owner

Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 241,300 / USD 264,215

Parrot (Toy Painting) | Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Provenance
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich
Galerie Beaubourg, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1988

Parrot, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 241,300

Parrot | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Parrot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Provenance
Anthony d’Offay, London
Acquired from the above in July 1989 by the present owner

Parrot, 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 22 June 2023
Estimated: EUR 80,000 – 120,000
EUR 203,200 / USD 222,562

Parrot | Une Collection à 360° | 2023 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Parrot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Stamped with the signature on the overlap

Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 163,800

Parrot (Toy Painting) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Parrot (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Stamped twice by the Estate of Andy Warhol and twice by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered VF PA20.074 on the overlap
Also numbered PA20.074 on the stretcher

Provenance
Estate of Andy Warhol
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Acquired from the above in 2000 by the present owner

Parrot, 1983

Sotheby’s London: 13 April 2021
Estimated: GBP 70,000 – 90,000
GBP 107,100 / USD 147,310

Parrot | Contemporary Curated | 2021 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Parrot, 1983
Polymer paint and silkscreen on canvas
14 1/8 x 11 inches (36×28 cm)
Signed and dated ’83 on the reverse

Provenance
Rayman Fine Art
Galerie Isy Brachot, Brussels
Christie’s, London, 26 May 1994, Lot 133
Private Collection, Germany
Acquired from the above by the present owner

 

 

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Space Ship

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Space Ship (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 254,000 / USD 278,120

Space Ship (Toy Painting) | Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Space Ship (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Provenance
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich
Galerie Beaubourg, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1987

Space Ship, 1983

Sotheby’s Diriyah: 8 February 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 250,000
USD 228,000

Space Ship | Origins | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Space Ship, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
(on the overlap)
Numbered PA 20.118 twice
(on the overlap and on the stretcher)

Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich
Acquired from the above in 1994 by the present owner

Space Ship, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 292,100

Space Ship | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)
GUARANTEED

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Space Ship, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Space Ship (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 201,600

Space Ship (Toy Painting) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Space Ship (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on the reverse
Also stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on the overlap Numbered PA20.150 on the stretcher

 

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Choo-Choo Train

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Choo-Choo Train (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 254,000 / USD 278,120

Choo-Choo Train (Toy Painting) | Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Choo-Choo Train (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Provenance
Galerie Beaubourg, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1987

Choo-Choo Train, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 228,600

Choo-Choo Train | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Choo-Choo Train, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Train (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 17 November 2022
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 126,000

Train (Toy Painting) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Train (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., on the reverse
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol, stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered VF PA20.169 on the overlap and on the stretcher

 

 

 

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Terrier

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Terrier, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 16 May 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 254,000

Terrier | Contemporary Day Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Terrier, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered PA 20.059 on the overlap and on the stretcher

Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich
Acquired from the above in 1994 by the present owner

Terrier, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 304,800

Terrier | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Terrier, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Terrier, 1983

Christie’s New-York: 13 May 2022
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 201,600

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Terrier | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Terrier, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Stamped with the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. stamps (on the overlap)
Stamped again with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. stamp (on the reverse)
Numbered ‘PAZO.164’ (on the stretcher)

Terrier (from: Toys series), 1983

Koller Zurich: 1 July 2021
Estimated: CHF 50,000 – 70,000
CHF 201,600 / USD 217,885

ANDY WARHOL (Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York) (kollerauktionen.ch)

ANDY WARHOL (Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York)
Terrier (from: Toys series), 1983
Synthetic polymer and screenprint on canvas
14×11 inches (35.5 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated on the overlap: Andy Warhol 83
Also numbered on the stretcher: 5

 

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Police Car

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Police Car (Toy Painting), 1983

Sotheby’s Paris: 10 April 2025
Estimated: EUR 100,000 – 150,000
EUR 228,600 / USD 250,310

Police Car (Toy Painting) | Art Moderne et Contemporain Evening Auction | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Police Car (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.6 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Provenance
Galerie Bischofberger, Zurich
Galerie Beaubourg, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1988

Police Car, 1983

Sotheby’s Diriyah: 8 February 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 250,000
USD 264,000

Police Car | Origins | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Police Car, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
11×14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Signed Andy Warhol (on the overlap)
Numbered PA20.091 on the stretcher

Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich
Acquired from the above in July 1989 by the present owner

Police Car, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 254,000

Police Car | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

REPEAT SALE

Christie’s London: 30 April 1999
Estimated: GBP 12,000 – 16,000
GBP 12,650

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) , Police Car | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Police Car, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)
Stamped twice by the Estate of Andy Warhol
Stamped twice by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered PA 20.177 on the overlap and on the stretcher

Provenance
Estate of Andy Warhol
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York
Private Collection
Christie’s London, 30 April 1999, lot 186
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Police Car, 1983

Christie’s Hong-Kong: 2 December 2021
Estimated: HKD 620,000 – 850,000
HKD 1,187,500 / USD 152,370

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Police Car | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Police Car, 1983
Silkscreen ink and acrylic on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.4 cm)
Stamped with the Estate of Andy Warhol stamp and numbered ‘PA20.177’ (on the overlap)

Provenance
Private Collection, Japan (acquired circa. 2000)

Police Car, 1983

Christie’s Paris: 31 May 2011
Estimated: EUR 50,000 – 70,000
EUR 65,800

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) , Police car | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Police Car, 1983
Acrylic on canvas
11×14 inches (28 x 35.7 cm)
Stamped ‘THE ESTATE OF ANDY WARHOL’ (on reverse)
Stamped with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (on the stretcher and on reverse)
Numbered ‘PA 20.174’ (on the stretcher and on reverse)

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Aeroplane

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Aeroplane, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000

Aeroplane | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)
GUARANTEED

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Aeroplane, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

 

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Fish

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Small Fish, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 21 November 2024
Estimated: USD 80,000 – 120,000
USD 204,000

Small Fish | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Small Fish, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
8×10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Fish (Toy Painting), 1983

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 100,000
USD 189,000

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) (christies.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Fish (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
8×10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 83’ (on the overlap)

 

 

 

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Robot

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The robot works within the Toy Paintings series hold particular significance, as Warhol returned to this subject multiple times, creating four distinct variations. His fascination with robots extended beyond his artwork—he even nearly became one in Lewis Allen’s planned show An Evening with Andy Warhol.

Switch Action Excavator Robot with original box, source Warhol’s Toys’ series, 1970s. Collection of The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. Image © 2025 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Switzerland

As Warhol’s friend Vincent Fremont noted, “Andy was known to mention in interviews that he wanted to be a machine, to be plastic, which can translate into meaning he wanted to be a robot. Becoming a robot was a conceptual idea, which might have influenced Andy to paint toy robots” (Exh. Cat., Honor Fraser Gallery, Andy’s Toys: Robot & Space Ship Painting, November – December 2013, n.p.).

Robot, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 26 February 2025
Estimated: USD 150,000 – 200,000
USD 203,200

Robot | Contemporary Curated | 2025 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Robot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
10×8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zürich
Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above in 2013 by the present owner

Robot (Toy Painting), 1983

Christie’s New-York: 10 November 2023
Estimated: USD 120,000 – 180,000
USD 252,000

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) (christies.com)

REPEAT SALE

Christie’s London: 12 October 2012
Estimated: GBP 50,000 – 70,000
GBP 109,250

Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Robot (from Toy Series) | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Robot (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
10×8 inches (25.5 x 20.3 cm)
Signed and dated ‘Andy Warhol 83’ (on the overlap)

Provenance
Gallery Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich
Anon. sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 9 May 1996, lot 224
Private collection, Portugal
Anon. sale; Christie’s, London, 12 October 2012, lot 280
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Robot, 1983

Sotheby’s London: 15 October 2022
Estimated: GBP 80,000 – 120,000
GBP 176,400 / USD 197,420

Robot | Contemporary Day Auction | 2022 | Sotheby’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Robot, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
10×8 inches (25.5 x 20.3 cm)
Signed and dated 83 on the reverse

Paintings for Children (Flash Sharivan Robot), 1983

Christie’s Hong-Kong: 2 December 2021
Estimated: HKD 800,000 – 1,200,000
HKD 1,312,500 / USD 168,410

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Paintings for Children (Flash Sharivan Robot) | Christie’s

REPEAT SALE

Christie’s London: 17 February 2011
Estimated: GBP 35,000 – 45,000
GBP 79,250

Andy Warhol (1928-1987) , Robot | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Paintings for Children (Flash Sharivan Robot), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
16 x 13 7/8 inches (40.7 x 35.4 cm)
Stamped with the Andy Warhol Authentication Board Inc. stamp
Numbered ‘A111.1110’ (on the overlap)

Provenance
Bob Colacello, New York
Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in the early 1980s)
Christie’s London, 17 February 2011, lot 231
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

“Robot (Toy Painting)”, 1983

Bukowskis Stockholm: 2 November 2021
Estimated: SEK 500,000 – 700,000
SEK 1,000,000 (Hammer)
SEK 1,250,000 / USD 145,820

Andy Warhol, “Robot (Toy Painting)”. – Bukowskis

ANDY WARHOL (United States, 1928-1987)
“Robot (Toy Painting)”, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
25.3 x 20.4 cm.
Signed Andy Warhol and dated 83 verso

Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zürich
Galleri Fabian Carlsson, Gothenburg
Art Now Gallery, Gothenburg. Acquired by the current owner at the opening in 1984

Robot, circa 1983

Property from the Collection of Jon Gould
Christie’s New-York: 14 May 2021
Estimated: USD 70,000 – 90,000
USD 475,000

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987), Robot | Christie’s

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Robot, circa 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dedicated ‘Jon/Andy’ (on the reverse)

Provenance
Jon Gould, New York, gift of the artist
By descent from the above by the present owner

 

 

 

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Emergency (Helicopter)

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Emergency (Helicopter), 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 215,900

Emergency (Helicopter) | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Emergency (Helicopter), 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)
Stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol
Stamped twice by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.
Numbered PA20.156 on the stretcher and on the overlap

 

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Ship

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Ship, 1983

Sotheby’s New-York: 14 May 2024
Estimated: USD 100,000 – 150,000
USD 317,500

Ship | Contemporary Day Auction | 2024 | Sotheby’s (sothebys.com)

ANDY WARHOL (1928 – 1987)
Ship, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
14×11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Signed and dated 83 (on the overlap)

Provenance
Galerie Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich
Acquired from the above in 1994 by the present owner

“Ship (Toy Painting)”, 1983

Bukowskis Stockholm: 2 November 2021
Estimated: SEK 1,500,000 – 1,800,000
SEK 1,800,000 (Hammer)
SEK 2,250,000 / USD 262,470

Andy Warhol, “Ship (Toy Painting)”. – Bukowskis

ANDY WARHOL (United States, 1928-1987)
“Ship (Toy Painting)”, 1983
Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
28 x 35.5 cm
Signed Andy Warhol and dated 1983 on the overlap verso

Provenance
Galleri Bruno Bischofberger, Zürich
Art Now Gallery, Gothenburg, acquired in 1984
Private Collection, Gothenburg

 

 

Other Series

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Apple (Toy Painting), 1983

SBI Art Auction Tokyo: 30 October 2021
Estimated: JPY 24,000,000 – 34,000,000
JPY 34,500,000 / USD 302,710

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ANDY WARHOL
Apple (Toy Painting), 1983
Acrylic and screenprint on canvas
14 1/8 x 11 inches (35.8 x 28 cm)
Signed and dated on the reverse

Provenance
Art Now Gallery, Sweden
GALERIE CHANTAL CROUSEL, Paris