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Andy Warhol
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Andy Warhol
- Untitled (Sidney Janis)
- stamped by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and numbered P050.153 on the reverse
- acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
- 20.5 by 20.5cm.; 8 1/2 by 8 1/2 in.
- Executed in 1967.
Provenance
Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York
Exhibited
Georg Frei and Neil Printz, The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, Paintings and Sculptures 1964-1969, Vol. 02 B., New York 2004, p. 343, no. 2009, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the green tends more towards a luminous apple green in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is minor wear to all four corner tips with associated paint loss. There is a tiny loss of paint in the centre of the bottom turnover edge. There are very fine hairline cracks along the extreme bottom edge and on the lower left and right turnover edges. There are additional tiny hairline cracks intermittently along the extreme top edge. There is a very faint rub mark in the lower centre of the lower left quadrant. There are several very faint water marks towards the bottom of the lower right quadrant, visible in the catalogue illustration. There is a very faint rub mark to the centre of the left hand edge and an extremely faint handling mark at the centre of the right hand edge. No restoration is apparent under ultra-violet light.
"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."