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Andy Warhol
Estimate
100,000 - 200,000 GBP
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Description
- Andy Warhol
- Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century (F. & S. IIB.226-235)
- tem screen prints
- each sheet: 1016 by 813mm 40 by 32in
The complete portfolio, comprising ten screenprints in unique colour combinations, 1980, each signed in pencil, inscribed and numbered TP 17/25 (trial proofs aside from the numbered edition of 200, total edition includes 30 artist's proofs), the justification also signed and numbered, on Lenox Museum Board, with the printer's blindstamp, Rupert Jasen Smith, New York, published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York and Jonathan A Editions, Tel Aviv, with the publisher's and the artist's inkstamp on the verso, with the original cardboard box, each framed
Condition
The full sheets, printed to the edges, in good condition apart from a soft wave in the sheet at the upper and lower corners, each framed. Very minor imperfections in the individual sheets are:
Kafka (F. 226) - minor surface scuffs visible in the dark background in a raking light
Stein (F. 227) - a few tiny rust flecks at centre of upper sheet edge
Buber (F. 228) - infrequent and very minor surface scuffs are visible in a raking light
Brandeis (F. 230) - very faint surface scuffs are visible at lower left in a raking light
Gershwin (F. 231) - very minor surface scuffs visible in the green, a tiny paper accretion below the ear
Marx Brothers (F. 232) - a thin graphite line at centre just to the left of the fez (measuring 4cm)
The cardboard box stamped with the title and the artist's copyright, with occasional creasing and skinning.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."