Lot 225
  • 225

Andy Warhol

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Michael Jackson
  • synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen inks on canvas
  • 30 by 26 in. 76.2 by 66 cm.
  • Executed in 1984, this work is stamped twice by the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and numbered twice P050.464 on the overlap.

Provenance

Estate of Andy Warhol
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1999

Exhibited

Rio de Janeiro, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Warhol, October - December 1999, p. 98, illustrated in color
Kochi, The Museum of Art; Tokyo, The Bunkamura Museum of Art; Umeda-Osaka, Daimaru Museum; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art; Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art; Nagoya City Art Museum; Niigata City Art Museum, Andy Warhol, February 2000 - February 2001, p. 177, illustrated in color
Las Vegas, Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, Andy Warhol Celebrities, February - September 2003, p. 63, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling around the edges. Otherwise, there are no apparent condition problems with this work. Under UV light inspection, there is no evidence of inpainting. Framed.
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