Lot 127
  • 127

Andy Warhol

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Untitled (Waltzing Couples)
  • stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. and the Estate of Andy Warhol and numbered 229013 on the reverse
  • ink on paper
  • 22 by 28cm.; 8 5/8 by 11in.
  • Executed circa 1953.

Provenance

The Andy Warhhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York
Susan Sheehan Gallery, New York

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the paper tone is warmer and the ink is a darker black in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Executed on white wove paper and securely hinged to the mount at the top two corners on the reverse. There is faint discolouration to all four extreme edges. There is faint creasing in the top and bottom left hand corners. There is a further tiny crease to the centre left of the extreme bottom edge. There is slight discolouration to the bottom left hand corner. There is a very faint rub mark above the outstretched arms towards the top right hand corner.
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