Andy Warhol

Lucio Amelio, Naples
Galerie de France, Paris
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Tokyo, Mitsukoshi Ltd., Andy Warhol, January 1991 
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Andy Warhol, August - October 1992, p. 86, illustrated in color
Kunsthaus Wien; Orlando Museum of Art; Fort Lauderdale, Museum of Art, Andy Warhol, February 1993 - March 1994, p. 90, illustrated in color
Athens, National Gallery; Thessaloniki, National Gallery, Andy Warhol, June - September 1993
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Andy Warhol 1928-1987, October - November 1994
Lausanne, Fondation de l'Hermitage, Andy Warhol, May - October 1995
Milan, Fondazione Antonio Mazzotta, Andy Warhol, October 1995 - February 1996
Ludwigshafen, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Andy Warhol, September 1996 - January 1997
Helsinki Kunsthalle, Andy Warhol, August - November 1997
The National Museum in Warsaw; The National Museum in Cracow, Andy Warhol  March - June 1998, cat. no. 232, p. 192, 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

Electa, ed., Vesuvius by Warhol, Naples, p. 66

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges. Otherwise there are no apparent condition problems with this work. Hinged verso to the matte intermittently along the edges. Framed under glass.
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