Andy Warhol 1928-1987

Screenprint in colours, 1972, signed in ball-point pen and stamp-numbered 57/250 verso, printed by Stryia Studio, Inc., published by Castelli Graphics and Multiples, Inc., New York on Beckett High White paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, in good condition apart from discoloration to the unprinted areas, some lifting and cracking to the ink in the upper left corner, a tiny pigment loss to the tip of lower left corner, occasional light handling creases to the edges and corners, a fine strip of skinning along right edge verso and some minor uneven backboard-staining   

In good condition as catalogued, some faint pressure marks along the edges associated with mounting, particularly lower left, a couple of further scattered hairline cracks to the ink in the pink background, one just above the top of the head, another to the centre right and another just above the left shoulder.
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