- 199
Andy Warhol
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Andy Warhol
- Mao
- signed on the overlap
- acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
- 12 by 10 in. 30.5 by 25.4 cm.
- Executed in 1973.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York (LC #1001)
Hokin Gallery, Inc., Palm Beach
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1987
Condition
This work is in very good condition. There are scattered spot losses along the pull margins and corners. Additionally, there is an 1/8 inch paint loss located approximately 1/8 inch from the left edge and ΒΌ inch from the bottom edge, as visible in the catalogue illustration. The visible, unprimed canvas in the lower right corner and in a few scattered spots throughout the composition appear inherent to the artist's working method. Under UV light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Warhol also relished the fact, for many Americans, Mao's face symbolized an alien and threatening form of government, which he accurately and perversely predicted would make his portrait more appealing to capitalist collector in the West. [...] Mao would never have tolerated an artist as frivolous as Warhol, whose humor and irony would have undermined the 'revolutionary spirit' of the masses." (David Bourdon, Warhol, New York, 1989, p. 317)