NEW YORK, NY.- From April 19-26, artnet Auctions will celebrate Spring with 100 contemporary works by 40 artists including Damien Hirst, Robert Indiana, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Tom Wesselmann with estimates between US $2,000 and US $150,000.

Leading the sale is Pop artist Robert Indiana’s rare silkscreen on canvas, Hope, 2008, (estimate: $125,000-$150,000), a unique work created especially for Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Additional highlights include Andy Warhol’s Pop version of Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus, 1482,” 1984, (estimate: $80,000-$120,000), and French Urban artist Mr. Brainwash’s modern-day Venus, Kate Moss, painted in pink (estimate: $9,500-$10,500).

Also on offer is a wonderful group of flower works including Keith Haring’s portfolio Flowers, 1990, (estimate: $30,000-$35,000) and Roy Lichtenstein’s Pop homage to Monet entitled Waterlilies- Blue Lily Pads, 1992, enamel on steel (estimate: $100,000-$125,000). Warhol flowers include Daisy, 1982, a unique screenprint on paper (estimate: $70,000-$80,000) and three iconic 1970 hibiscus Flowers (each estimated at $38,000-$42,000). Tom Wesselmann is represented by several works including Mixed Bouquet with Léger, 1993 (estimate: $25,000-35,000), a nude study that is a sly Pop homage to Fernand Léger.

A special group of flower photographs includes Robert Mapplethorpe’s iconic Calla Lily, 1984 (estimate: $15,000-$20,000), and Andre Kertesz’s Tulipe mélancolique, 1939 (estimate: $14,500-$18,500).

Damien Hirst is represented by a lovely group of recent butterfly works including Jacob’s Ladder (Green Butterfly), 2008 (estimate: $13,000-15,000).

For more information, please contact Jenny Park at 1-212-497-9700 ext. 197 or jpark@artnet.com. Visit artnet Auctions at http://www.artnet.com/auctions.