Pines Barrens Tree Frog (TP)

In 1983, Andy Warhol was commissioned by publisher Ronald Feldman to create a portfolio of screenprints dedicated to endangered animals. This series featured depictions of ten animals, including an orangutan, zebra, rhinoceros, tree frog, and bald eagle, among others. This was not the only project concerning endangered animals that would occupy Warhol's thoughts. See for example, Warhol's "Vanishing Animals" project with Kurt Benirshke, which resulted in a book by that name, published in 1986.

Below are images of a TP (Trial Proof) from Warhol's Endangered Species portfolio (Pine Barrens Tree Frog). There were 30 signed and numbered trial proofs of each of the 10 endangered animals portrayed in the suite. Each TP has a different colorway but the same composition as the regular edition.

Year: 1983
Medium: Screenprint on Lenox Museum Board (Unique Trial Proof)
Size: 38 x 38 in (96.5 x 96.5 cm)
From an edition of 150, 30 AP, 5PP, 5EP, 3 HC, 10 numbered in Roman Numerals, 1 BAT, 30 TP; this is TP 27/30
Signed, Lower Left
Printer: Rupert Jasen Smith
Publisher: Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York
Reference: FS. II.294 (Endangered Species Edition); FS. 11B.294 (Endangered Species Trial Proofs)

Provenance:
From a distinguished Palm Beach Collection

Andy Warhol’s screenprint on Lenox Museum Board, Pines Barrens Tree Frog (TP), dated 1983, shown here unframed.

Andy Warhol’s screenprint on Lenox Museum Board, Pines Barrens Tree Frog, dated 1983, shown here unframed alongside a six-foot figure for scale.

Lower right detail image of Andy Warhol’s screenprint on Lenox Museum Board, Pines Barrens Tree Frog, dated 1983.

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