Camouflage 406
by Andy Warhol
Year: 1987
Medium: Screen print on Lenox Museum Board
Size: 38 x 38 in (96.52 x 96.52 cm)
Edition: 80
Signed
Few motifs better capture Andy Warhol’s late fascination with pattern and popular imagery than camouflage. Camouflage 406 (1987) transforms a military visual language into a compelling Pop Art statement, rendered as a 38 × 38-inch screenprint on Lenox Museum Board. Signed and limited to an edition of 80, the work combines scarcity, bold graphic impact, and cultural resonance, making it a noteworthy acquisition for discerning collectors.
Camouflage 406 belongs to Andy Warhol’s Camouflage series, created in 1986–87 during the final chapter of his career. Warhol took a pattern designed for concealment and turned it into a vivid Pop image. There is no recognized street-graffiti version: his camouflage works were made through studio screenprinting and painting, not street practice. The contradiction is the point—something meant to hide becomes highly visible, raising themes of identity, power, conflict, fashion, and mass culture.
For collectors, the Camouflage series has strong market appeal because it marks Warhol’s late period while offering a more abstract side of his practice. Edition size, colorway, condition, provenance, and authenticity can materially affect rarity and value.
From our gallery perspective, Camouflage 406 is a smart late Warhol because it feels both familiar and unexpected. The military pattern becomes a design object, yet its original purpose remains underneath.
Artistically, the work sits alongside Warhol’s other Camouflage prints and late paintings, while connecting to his earlier fascination with repetition, surface, and bold graphic motifs in Flowers, Cow, and celebrity portraits. For collectors seeking a distinctive late Warhol with strong visual presence and lasting relevance, Camouflage 406 is an appealing choice.
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Camouflage 406
by Andy Warhol
Year: 1987
Medium: Screen print on Lenox Museum Board
Size: 38 x 38 in (96.52 x 96.52 cm)
Edition: 80
Few motifs better capture Andy Warhol’s late fascination with pattern and popular imagery than camouflage. Camouflage 406 (1987) transforms a military visual language into a compelling Pop Art statement, rendered as a 38 × 38-inch screenprint on Lenox Museum Board. Signed and limited to an edition of 80, the work combines scarcity, bold graphic impact, and cultural resonance, making it a noteworthy acquisition for discerning collectors.
Camouflage 406 belongs to Andy Warhol’s Camouflage series, created in 1986–87 during the final chapter of his career. Warhol took a pattern designed for concealment and turned it into a vivid Pop image. There is no recognized street-graffiti version: his camouflage works were made through studio screenprinting and painting, not street practice. The contradiction is the point—something meant to hide becomes highly visible, raising themes of identity, power, conflict, fashion, and mass culture.
For collectors, the Camouflage series has strong market appeal because it marks Warhol’s late period while offering a more abstract side of his practice. Edition size, colorway, condition, provenance, and authenticity can materially affect rarity and value.
From our gallery perspective, Camouflage 406 is a smart late Warhol because it feels both familiar and unexpected. The military pattern becomes a design object, yet its original purpose remains underneath.
Artistically, the work sits alongside Warhol’s other Camouflage prints and late paintings, while connecting to his earlier fascination with repetition, surface, and bold graphic motifs in Flowers, Cow, and celebrity portraits. For collectors seeking a distinctive late Warhol with strong visual presence and lasting relevance, Camouflage 406 is an appealing choice.