Lot 221
  • 221

Andy Warhol

Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Somebody Wants to Buy Your Apartment Building!
  • synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas
  • 72 by 80 in. 182.9 by 203.2 cm.
  • Executed circa 1985-86.

Provenance

Estate of Andy Warhol
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York
Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's, New York, February 26, 2007, Lot 22
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This work is generally in very good overall condition overall. There is evidence of fine craquelure, primarily in the black passages of paint. There is evidence of light wear and handling around edges. There are minor areas of rubbing in the upper left corner and the lower corners and a few scattered scuff marks. Under ultra violet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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