Lot 129
  • 129

Richard Pettibone

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description

  • Richard Pettibone
  • Andy Warhol, Mao
  • signed and dated 1975 on the overlap
  • acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
  • 9.2 by 9.2cm.; 3 5/8 by 3 5/8 in.

Provenance

E. G. Gallery, Kansas City
Steven Wolf Fine Arts, San Francisco
Acquired directly from the above by the previous owner

Exhibited

San Francisco, Steven Wolf Fine Arts, The Real Thing, Appropriations from 1965 to the Present, 2003-2004

Condition

Colours: The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration, although the overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant with the grey tending more towards blue/grey in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are extremely minor spots of wear to the bottom and top right corner tips. There are two pin head-sized specks of paint loss; one towards the top right edge and one towards the bottom right edge. There is a supperficial hearline crack that runs iintermittently along the bottom extreme edge. No restoration is apparent under ultraviolet light.
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