Lot 207
  • 207

Andy Warhol

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Hans Bechtler
  • synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas
  • 20 by 16 in. 50.8 by 40.6 cm.
  • Executed in 1973, this work is stamped by The Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and numbered PO50.927 on the overlap.

Provenance

Estate of Andy Warhol
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York
Stellan Holm Gallery, New York

Condition

This work is in very good overall condition. There is evidence of scattered fine craquelure, particularly at the pull margins. There is also evidence of wear and handling along the edges with a few associated pinpoint losses at the corners. There is a white pinpoint studio accretion located ½ inch from the top edge and 5 ¼ inches from the left edge. Under ultra violet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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