In the context of a glamorous career famous for portraying celebrities, brand labels, and pop culture icons, a cow may seem an unlikely subject for Andy Warhol. Printed in four vibrant neon color combinations on wallpaper, many collectors and institutions who own the work have chosen to install Cow directly on their walls, including at Warhol’s 1966 show at Leo Castelli Gallery, where a single room was covered from floor to ceiling with Warhol’s bright pink and yellow Cow. Warhol worked with two notable collaborators on these eccentric works—a Pop art dealer named Ivan Karp suggested the unlikely subject, and Warhol’s printmaker Gerard Malaga provided the photograph upon which the screenprint is based.

Andy Warhol Paris, Musee d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1970:
Original Exhibition catalog featuring a Warhol illustrated Cow cover, with image of pink cow repeated throughout. Published on the occasion of the Warhol solo show at the MAM, Paris, Dec. 16, 1970 - Jan. 14, 1971. A rare vintage Warhol collectible that would look fantastic framed.

Offset printed.
1st edition; 1970.
Folded: 7.75 × 10.5 inches; Unfolded, opens to: 7.75 x 47 inches.

Light center area bending; crease to lower left corner on reverse; otherwise a fine impression in very good condition for its age.

Single sheet folded, twelve-page accordion style booklet. Text by Alfred Pacquement (French).

Exhibition checklist found within, along with rare photos of Andy Warhol.

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