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3 Preview of the Prints & Multiples auction on 4 July 2020 The power of the series Contemporary artists such as Keith Haring and Andy Warhol spent decades on series of works in order to reinforce their pictorial message through varied repe- titions and playful effects. In doing so, they made use of very different means: Warhol created multiple repe- titions and variations of the same subjects. His "Drac- ula" (ill. 3) is part of the ten-part "Myths" series from the 1 Keith Haring (1958‒1990). Untitled III. 1983. Colour screenprint. 20/100. 106 × 127 cm. Estimate: CHF 25 000/35 000 2 Gerhard Richter (1932). Bouquet. 2014. Multiple. 261/500. 60 × 88 cm. Estimate: CHF 12 000/18 000 3 Andy Warhol (1928‒1987). Dracula. 1981. Colour screenprint with diamond dust. TP 2/30. Unique print. 96.5 × 96.5 cm. Estimate: CHF 40 000/60 000 1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PRINTS & MULTIPLES Silke Stahlschmidt stahlschmidt@kollerauctions.com ONLINE CATALOGUES www.kollerauctions.com early 1980s which elevates superheroes of the TV age to iconic status. Warhol intuitively sensed that char- acters such as Superman, Santa Claus and Dracula, who became world-famous in part due to Hollywood's gigantic media and marketing machine, could enjoy a second "career" in his works of art. Haring gives the impression that all of his images be- long to a vast pictorial history. The artist constructed his own "alphabet" of signs and symbols. His untitled colour screenprint of 1983 (ill. 1) resembles a single panel of a comic strip, which could be preceded and fol- lowed by other images. A second element frequently found in Haring's work are the so-called "motion lines" – small strokes that express the movement of the people or objects depicted. This detail echoes the be- ginnings of comics in the 19th century, when Wilhelm Busch, for example, already used such motion lines, thus anticipating filmwith its moving images. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich 1 2 3