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Andy Warhol, After: Sam The Cat - Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)After: Sam The Cat, hand colored lithograph (R/S), unsigned, unframed, mounted to mat border. In the 1950s, Andy Warhol worked as a freelance children’s-book illustrator while sharing a Lexington Avenue apartment with his mother and, purportedly, 25 cats. Warhol created colorful lithographs of the felines in his spare time. In 1954, the artist released the drawings, accompanied by his mother’s calligraphy, in the limited-edition book 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy. 9.5 x 7 inches mat. Private collection, Canada.