Andy WARHOL (1928-1987) Eagle

color lithograph, thick lithographic paper; 41 x 37 cm in light passe-partout, 58 x 52 cm in framed passe-partout, signed from plate under composition: Andy Warhol, limited edition hand penciled 26/100.
On the back stamp "Art Gallery New York, 530 West 25th Street, New York NY 10001" and a second stamp "Leo Castelli NEW YORK" and a third stamp in the form of a stylized tree (Tree of Life). Watermark p. d.: Arches / FRANCE; dry stamp of certified publisher (embossed inscription) l. d.: GEORGES / ISRAEL / EDITEUR.
"Endangered Species" is one of Andy Warhol's key and most and recognizable graphic series. "Endangered Species" was Warhol's first departure from earlier themes and marked a turning point in the artist's entire artistic journey. The series is often considered to have been created at the peak of his career, that is, at the moment when Warhol had learned the technical characteristics of serigraphy to perfection and stopped developing his unique style.
The prints in the series were significantly successful, precisely because of the departure from Warhol's previous subject matter based on so-called mass culture. In the series Warhol portrayed 10 animals included in the Endangered Species Act - the US Endangered Species Act of 1973. The set of "Endangered Species" are: Orangutan (Orangutan), Bald Eagle (Bald Eagle), Siberian Tiger (Siberian Tiger), Black Rhinoceros (Black Rhinoceros), Asian Elephant (Asian Elephant), Giant Panda (Giant Panda), Pine Barrens Butterfly (Pine Barrens Butterfly), Cheetah (San Francisco Silverspot), Leatherback Turtle (Leatherback Turtle), Kakapo Parrot (Kakapo Parrot).