Ink on paper. 
32 x 58.4 cm. 
Created circa 1956.
Initialled VF (Vincent Fremont) on the reverse, with the Andy Warhol Foundation stamps and numbered 357.017.
Framed.  
 
Andy Warhol’s ‘Ships’ is a unique ink on paper print created circa 1956 that reflects the artist’s playful experimentation during his early career. Created in bold black ink and measuring 32 x 58.4 cm, the composition features a rhythmic arrangement of cartoon-like ship forms, evoking movement and repetition, something that later became central to Warhol’s Pop Art. The work is initialled “VF” on the reverse by Vincent Fremont, alongside the Andy Warhol Foundation stamps. Visually striking, ‘Ships’ stands as a rare example of Warhol’s pre-Pop Art period, offering an insight into the artist’s evolving approach to form, pattern, and mass imagery.
 
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American artist and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, who explored themes of consumerism, mass production, celebrity culture, and the blurred line between art and commerce. Warhol worked across a wide range of mediums, with some of his most iconic works being created using silkscreen printing, a technique that allowed him to reproduce images multiple times, emphasising repetition and the mechanical nature of modern life. As well as this, Warhol ventured into film and video, creating avant-garde works. Warhol’s works are held in major museums and galleries worldwide, including MoMA, Tate Modern and the Pompidou Centre. In 2022, Andy Warhol’s ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ sold for $195 million at Christie’s, setting the record for the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever sold at auction.