Lot 185
  • 185

Andy Warhol

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Marilyn Monroe (F. & S. II.22)
  • Sheet: 914 by 914mm; 36 by 36in
Screenprint in colours, 1967, signed in pencil, stamp numbered 181/250 verso, on smooth wove paper, printed by Aetna Silkscreen Products, Inc., published by Factory Additions, New York

Condition

The full sheet printed to the edges, the colours are fresh and vibrant. The work is in overall good condition apart from a diagonal light scuff in upper right background extending into the hair. A broken crease at the lower left corner of sheet. a horizontal crease at upper left edge of sheet. Small areas of pigment loss at lower left and upper right extreme edges of sheet. Overall paper disocloration verso, a darker rectangular area of discoloration at lower left verso visible recto. Other minor defects at sheet edges.
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