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Andy Warhol
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
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Description
- Andy Warhol
- Portrait of Laura de Coppet
- signed and dated 1981 on overlap
- acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
- 101.6 by 101.6cm.; 40 by 40in.
- Executed in 1981.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
Waddington Galeries Ltd., London
Literature
Tony Shafrazi, Andy Warhol Portraits, 2007, p. 211, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the background tends more towards a deep fuchsia pink in the original.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is a tiny media accretion to the centre right of the top edge. There is a faint vertical rub mark to the bottom of the figure's hair adjacent to the bottom right hand corner. There are a few extremely faint handling marks to the left and right sides of the top edge and to the upper part of the right edge. There are faint intermittent stretcher marks to the top and bottom edges and the canvas is slightly slack, There is a tiny spot of irregular pigment which floresces white under ultra-violet light to the right of the figure's jaw.
"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."