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The article A vanishing world, according to Andy Warhol: How the artist highlighted the plight of endangered animals written by Nick Clark was pulished in The Independent, March,1. It reports at length that such modern glamorous and well-known artist as Andy Warhol is interested in the future of Earth's environment and helps it through the art.

It's an open secret that Warhol's screenprints are more commonly associated with Hollywood glamour queens Marilyn Monroe and Liz Taylor. In his new work he uses the trademark style to highlight the issue of endangered animals, in a series set to go up for sale this month.

There is every reason to believe that the prints from new exhibition, which will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in London later, are estimated to bring between £250,000 to £300,000. The complete set of 10 screenprints in the Endangered Species series Andy Warhol referred to as “animals in make-up,” include colourful prints of an African elephant, a bighorn ram, a San Francisco silverspot butterfly, a black rhinoceros, an orangutan and a Pine Barrens tree frog. The series were produced in 1983 but came out of Warhol’s concern over ecology after a conversation with his New York art dealers Freya and Ronald Feldman.

There is a lot of comment on that the auction house is currently selling off many of the artist’s works - in November, an auction at Christie’s in New York brought in more than $17m. It has also been auctioning off 125 works by the pop artist online.

The author says that The Sotheby’s auction will also feature a unique colour screenprint Self-Portrait as well as the Cambell’s Soup II series. It comprises 10 screenprints , which are expected to go for £150,000. Others include Shoes, a print with diamond dust, and three Sunset screenprints.

Throughout history, many species of animals have gradually disappeared from the Earth. Unfortunately, this process of extinction seems to be accelerating. Personally, I think this artist's project is a good investment of his money, time and efforts into not less good business - environmental problem.