Andy Warhol

Gallery Watari, Tokyo
Private Collection, Japan

This work is in very good condition overall. The edges of the sheet are deckled. There is a slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist's working method. The edges of the irregularly cut colored silkscreened paper have curled up slightly and are not fully adhered to the bottom sheet, inherent to the artist's working method and intent. There are 2 partial tears in the center of the blue area, one that is 1-inch long and one that is ¼-inch long. There is a partial tear at the bottom of the yellow area that is approximately ½-inch long. Under very close inspection, light and unobtrusive abrasions are visible in the black areas. The sheet is hinged verso intermittently along the edges and along the center of the sheet. Framed under Plexiglas.
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