Description

Not dated but from 1986 – signed in plate

Limited Edition giclée print on canvas

Numbered : 12/36

Size : 11.7 x 11.7 inch (29.3 x 29.3 cm)

Andy Warhol’s ‘War Bonnet Indian’ was originally a 1986 silkscreen print from the Cowboys and Indians series, which satirizes the romanticized and often distorted portrayals of the American West in popular culture. The artwork features a Native American figure in a war bonnet, depicted in Warhol’s signature style with bold, unnatural colors and stark black outlines, to comment on the commercialization and appropriation of Native American imagery.

It depicts a Native American ready for battle. Gripping a spear, the man is wearing a war bonnet, traditionally worn by the male leaders of the American Plains Indians Nations who were greatly respected in their tribe. The figure is rendered in dramatic and bold colours, with red and purple dominating the composition. Black gestural lines delineate the man’s figure and the texture of his clothes and bonnet. Occupying the centre of the print, attention is drawn towards the Native American, poised for battle.

Series: It is part of a larger portfolio called “Cowboys and Indians,” which includes other figures from the romanticized West like John Wayne and Teddy Roosevelt.

Subject: The print depicts a stereotypical, idealized “war bonnet Indian” rather than a historically accurate one, a choice intended to reflect how the image was perceived in popular culture, like movies and novels.

Style: Warhol used his signature silkscreen method with vibrant, often clashing colors and bold outlines to create a graphic, commercialized effect

Typical for Warhol to use the ‘War Bonnet Indian’ silkscreen for the 1986 edition Giclée print on canvass with more emphasis on colors.

Comes with COA from the Perls Gallery, Madison Ave , New York

Info on Giclée :

A giclée is a print consisting of multiple layers of color, created with an inkjet printer. This printing technique was developed in the United State

The giclée method is primarily used to produce reproductions of artworks. The term giclée derives from the French verb “gicler,” meaning to jet or spray. This technique uses continuous jets of ink, which deposit multiple layers of color on the paper. Artist Jack Duganne coined the name giclée in 1991 for this then-new printing process.

The highest quality is achieved with: high-quality paper or canvas – high-quality ink, based on real pigments – piezo print head technology, which allows for very precise control of the ink quantity and frequency

With these pigmented inks, color fastness of 100 years or more can be achieved