Lot 52
  • 52

Andy Warhol

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed

Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • SELF-PORTRAIT (GRIMACE)
  • large format color Polaroid print
unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor print, framed, Instant Likeness and Innovation/Imagination exhibition labels and a Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse, 1979

Exhibited

Washington, D. C., The National Portrait Gallery, The Instant Likeness: Polaroid Portraits, August - December 1988

San Francisco, The Friends of Photography, Innovation/Imagination: 50 Years of Polaroid Photography, May - July 1999, and traveling to 11 other venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)

Literature

This print:

Innovation/Imagination: 50 Years of Polaroid Photography (The Friends of Photography, 1999), p. 41 and back cover

Constance Sullivan, ed., Legacy of Light (New York, 1987), p. 114

Condition

This unique large-format Polaroid print is in generally excellent condition. The lower margin is unevenly trimmed, as is typical of large-format Polaroid print, and there is a one-inch horizontal crease near the print's edge that breaks the emulsion. Upon close examination, there is a tiny red deposit of indeterminate nature on the sitter's chin.
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.