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Andy Warhol Kiku F.S. II 307 For Sale
Andy Warhol
Kiku F.S. II 307, 1983
Screen print on Rives BFK paper
19 5/8 x 26 in 49.8 x 66 cm
Edition
Edition of 300 plus 30 AP, 3 PP, 5 EP, 18 HC
About this work
Andy Warhol's Kiku prints are a lesser-known yet intriguing series within the artist's vast body of work. Created in 1983, the Kiku prints are named after the Japanese word for chrysanthemum, a flower deeply symbolic in Japanese culture. This series showcases Warhol's fascination with Japanese motifs and his ongoing exploration of the intersection between Eastern and Western art. The Kiku prints feature vibrant, stylized depictions of chrysanthemums, rendered in Warhol's distinctive Pop Art style. Each print typically presents multiple iterations of the flower, arranged in dynamic compositions that highlight the flower's form and color. Warhol's use of bold, contrasting hues and graphic elements imbues the prints with a sense of energy and dynamism. The chrysanthemum holds significant cultural significance in Japan, where it is revered as the national flower and symbolizes longevity, rejuvenation, and the transient nature of life. Warhol's decision to incorporate this motif into his work reflects his interest in exploring themes of beauty, mortality, and cultural exchange. In the Kiku prints, Warhol combines traditional Japanese imagery with his own contemporary artistic sensibilities, resulting in a fusion of East and West. This fusion is further emphasized by Warhol's use of the silkscreen technique, a method he famously employed to mass-produce images and blur the distinction between high art and popular culture. While the Kiku prints may not be as widely recognized as some of Warhol's other series, they nonetheless offer a fascinating glimpse into the artist's multifaceted oeuvre. By incorporating the chrysanthemum motif into his work, Warhol not only pays homage to Japanese culture but also adds a layer of depth and symbolism to his exploration of beauty and transience. The Kiku prints serve as a reminder of Warhol's enduring influence and his ability to transcend cultural boundaries through art. Today, these prints continue to be appreciated for their vibrant aesthetic and their unique place within Warhol's diverse body of work, showcasing the artist's ongoing fascination with the visual motifs that shape our world.
Price on Application
Auction History
Kiku · Andy Warhol · Sotheby's · 2022-10 · $163,800
Kiku (Feldman & Schellmann II.307-309) · Andy Warhol · Sotheby's · 2022-04 · $126,000
Kiku (Feldman & Schellmann II.307-309), 1983 · Andy Warhol · Bonhams · 2023-10 · $89,400
Kiku · Andy Warhol · Sotheby's · 2023-03 · $88,900
Kiku (F. & S. 307-309) · Andy Warhol · Phillips · 2026-01 · $83,850
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II 308 has traded at $21,420 in October 2020, representing accessible entry points relative to Warhol's flagship series while maintaining the artist's signature visual impact.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"These figures gain significance when viewed against Warhol's broader market trajectory. The Shot Sage Blue Marilyn realised $195,040,000 at Christie's in May 2022—the highest price ever achieved for a 20th-century work at auction. More recently, Mao F.S. II.96 and II.97 each reached $4,648,000 at Christie's in May 2025, while Flowers prints commanded $4,076,000 and $3,832,000 at Sotheby's that same month. The Kiku series offers collectors genuine Warhol authorship and museum-quality production at a fraction of these headline results, positioning it as a strategic acquisition for portfolios requiring blue-chip provenance without seven-figure commitment.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Technical & Historical Context","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Warhol created the Kiku portfolio in 1983, published by Gendai Hanga Center in Tokyo with printing executed by Rupert Jasen Smith in New York. Each screen print measures 19 5/8 x 26 inches on Rives BFK paper, the French cotton rag stock Warhol favoured for its archival stability and superior ink absorption.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"\"Kiku\" translates as chrysanthemum in Japanese—a flower carrying profound cultural weight as the symbol of the Imperial family and a representation of longevity and rejuvenation. Warhol's engagement with Japanese imagery reflected both his commercial instincts regarding the burgeoning Asian art market and his genuine fascination with surface, decoration, and cultural iconography.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The series emerged during Warhol's late career period, when he returned to commissioned print portfolios with renewed vigour. Unlike his earlier Flowers series, which abstracted botanical forms into Pop geometry, the Kiku prints retain recognisable chrysanthemum imagery while subjecting it to Warhol's characteristic colour separations and graphic boldness. This balance between Eastern tradition and Western Pop sensibility gives the portfolio its distinctive collector appeal.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Individual Works & Collector Preferences","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The complete portfolio comprises three prints—F.S. II 307, 308, and 309—each presenting the chrysanthemum motif through different chromatic treatments that demonstrate Warhol's mastery of colour as emotional content.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Kiku F.S. II 307 consistently achieves the strongest auction results within the series, with its $97,812 sale in March 2021 establishing a benchmark. The colour composition—typically featuring warm tones against cooler grounds—resonates particularly with collectors building cohesive print collections. Japanese institutions and private collectors have shown sustained interest in this specific work.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Kiku F.S. II 308 trades more frequently, providing reliable market data and liquidity that serious collectors value. The $21,420 result from October 2020 represents the current floor for excellent-condition examples, though dealer observation suggests upward pressure as inventory tightens.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Kiku F.S. II 309 appears at auction less regularly, creating scarcity premiums when strong examples surface. Collectors completing full portfolios often find this image requires patience and dealer relationships to secure.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The Complete Set of Three represents the optimal acquisition strategy for collectors prioritising catalogue completeness. Museum collections and sophisticated private holdings typically acquire all three prints together, recognising that Warhol conceived the portfolio as a unified chromatic statement rather than three independent works.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Authentication & Condition Standards","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Authentication for the Kiku series follows established protocols for Warhol's 1980s print production. Each impression carries the Andy Warhol Foundation authentication stamp and copyright credit, with pencil numbering indicating position within the edition. The edition size varies by image, and collectors should verify edition details against the Feldman/Schellmann catalogue raisonné before acquisition.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Condition factors specific to screen prints on Rives BFK paper include ink saturation consistency, paper tone stability, and margin integrity. Works stored in acidic environments may exhibit subtle yellowing at sheet edges—a condition issue that affects market value more significantly than it does visual presentation under glass.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The chrysanthemum imagery involves layered colour registration, and any misalignment between colour passes represents a production inconsistency rather than post-production damage. Guy Hepner examines each Kiku impression under raking light to assess registration precision, ink density, and surface integrity before offering works to collectors.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Provenance documentation should trace continuously from the original Gendai Hanga Center distribution or subsequent gallery and auction transactions. Gaps in ownership history warrant additional scrutiny, particularly for unnumbered proofs or variant impressions.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Investment Analysis & 2026 Acquisition Strategy","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The Kiku series occupies a specific strategic position within Warhol's print market: culturally significant imagery, impeccable technical execution, and price points that remain accessible relative to Flowers, Marilyns, or Campbell's Soup editions. For collectors entering the Warhol market or diversifying existing holdings, these prints represent intelligent allocation.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Performance data indicates appreciation trajectories aligned with Warhol's broader market strength, though without the volatility affecting trophy works. The $97,812 result for F.S. II 307 in 2021 suggests institutional and serious collector interest has established firm price support, while lower-value transactions provide liquidity for collectors adjusting positions.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Heading into 2026, Guy Hepner recommends prioritising complete portfolios where available, as individual sheets increasingly disperse into permanent collections. Japanese collector activity remains robust, creating competitive bidding on Tokyo-provenance examples. European and American collectors should act decisively when strong-condition Kiku prints surface, as holding periods have extended significantly among current owners.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"The series benefits from thematic distinctiveness within Warhol's catalogue—collectors seeking alternatives to over-exposed imagery find the chrysanthemum motif refreshingly uncommon while retaining immediate Warhol recognition.","type":"text"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"text":"Acquire Kiku Series Works","type":"text"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"text":"Guy Hepner maintains active inventory and want-lists for Warhol's Kiku portfolio. Collectors may enquire about current availability, commission searches for specific works, or discuss acquisition strategy for complete sets by contacting our New York team directly.","type":"text"}]}]}
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Andy Warhol's Kiku series is actively collected on the secondary market. Guy Hepner Gallery offers authenticated works from this series with full provenance documentation. Enquire about Kiku prints for sale →
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Andy Warhol (1928–1987) is the defining figure of American Pop Art and the most commercially traded artist of the twentieth century. Born Andrew Warhola in Pittsburgh to Slovak immigrant parents, he rose from commercial illustrator to the architect of a cultural movement that permanently dissolved the boundary between fine art and mass media. His Manhattan studio, The Factory, became the epicentre of New York art and celebrity culture from the early 1960s until his death in February 1987.
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Andy Warhol art for sale spans an extraordinary range of subjects, media, and price points — from intimate drawings and unique canvas paintings to large signed editions. His signature subjects include Campbell's Soup Cans, Marilyn Monroe, Mao Zedong, Dollar Signs, Flowers, Reigning Queens, Cowboys and Indians, the Ads portfolio, and the late Cars and Endangered Species series. Each body of work reflects his obsessive engagement with repetition, celebrity, and commodity culture.
The market benchmark for Warhol was set in May 2022 when Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964) sold at Christie's New York for $195 million — the highest price ever achieved at auction for an American artwork. Recent print sales confirm sustained institutional demand: Mao editions achieved $4,648,000 each at Christie's in May 2025; Flowers editions achieved $4,076,000 and $3,832,000 at Sotheby's in the same season.
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Andy Warhol paintings for sale — unique acrylics and silkscreens on canvas — represent the rarest and most valuable tier of his output. Subjects produced in multiple unique variations include Flowers, Skulls, Shadows, Dollar Signs, and the late Oxidation Paintings. The Rorschach series (1984) and Camouflage works appeal strongly to institutional collectors. Abstract Expressionism paintings from the late 1970s and early 1980s remain undervalued relative to his iconic print series and represent a compelling collecting opportunity.
Andy Warhol paintings require substantial documentation: exhibition history, gallery receipts, and provenance tracing to The Factory or first-generation dealers. Prices range from mid-five figures for works on paper to eight figures for major canvas paintings. Our team can advise on current pricing and condition assessment across all painting categories.
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Warhol's screenprints represent the most accessible and widely collected segment of his output. Andy Warhol prints for sale range from early unsigned offset lithographs to hand-signed, numbered editions produced with Castelli Graphics, Factory Editions, and Ronald Feldman Fine Arts. Signed, numbered editions from key series — Marilyn Monroe (1967), Flowers (1970), Mao (1972), Ads (1985), Endangered Species (1983), Cowboys and Indians (1986), and Reigning Queens (1985) — command the strongest collector demand and the deepest secondary market liquidity.
Condition, provenance, and edition size are the critical variables. Works printed on Lenox Museum Board or high-grade rag paper with consistent registration and original colouration are the most desirable. Fading, foxing, or retouching materially affects value.
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The Cars portfolio (F.S. II.356–362), produced in 1985 as a commission from Mercedes-Benz to mark the centenary of the automobile, stands among the most refined of Warhol's late print series. Ten screenprints on Lenox Museum Board render historic Mercedes-Benz models in Warhol's characteristic flat colour and photographic silkscreen technique — his iconic commercial sensibility applied to the history of industrial design. Signed and numbered in editions of 100, with separate artist's proofs, the Cars series regularly achieves $25,000–$75,000 per impression and commands significant premiums when offered as complete portfolios.
Andy Warhol Late Paintings and Works on Paper
Warhol's production in the final decade of his life — broadly 1978 to 1987 — encompasses some of his most conceptually ambitious work. The Knives series (1981–82), Guns series (1981–82), and Crosses (1981–82) form a trilogy of loaded American objects rendered in the same neutral Pop vocabulary he had applied to Soup Cans twenty years earlier. The Boots and Dollar Bills paintings sit alongside late unique canvases from the Camouflage series (1986–87) and the haunting Last Supper paintings completed weeks before his death. Works from this period are systematically underrepresented in collector awareness relative to their importance to the broader catalogue and represent genuine long-term collecting opportunities.
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Andy Warhol self portrait prints are among the most sought-after works in his catalogue — a subject he returned to from 1966 to 1986. The most collected examples include:
- Self Portrait F.S. II.7 (1966) — the iconic fist-to-chin composition in vivid Pop colourways
- Self Portrait F.S. II.12–22 (1978) — nine large-format prints; auction results regularly $80,000–$250,000
- Self Portrait with Fright Wig (1986) — produced a year before his death; widely regarded as his definitive late statement
- Camouflage Self Portrait F.S. II.316 (1986) — the artist dissolved into his own imagery
Self portrait prices range from $18,000 for early unsigned screenprints to $400,000+ for the 1978 and 1986 signed works in excellent condition. Authentication requires reference to the Feldman & Schellmann catalogue raisonné and, where applicable, a former Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board certificate.
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