- 183
Andy Warhol
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description
- Andy Warhol
- Shoes (II. 253 - 257)
- each signed and numbered 40/60 on the reverse
- portfolio of five screenprints with diamond dust on Arches Aquarelle paper
- Each: 40 1/4 by 59 1/2 in. 102.2 by 151.1 cm.
- Executed in 1980, each silkscreen is number 40 from an edition of 60 plus 10 artist's proofs and 2 printer's proofs.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
Literature
Frayda Feldman and Claudia Defendi, eds., Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné: 1962-1987, New York, 2003, pp. 120 and 121, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. All five sheets are deckled along the top and bottom edges. There are light and unobtrusive handling marks, faintly visible in the shoe forms. The fifth sheet has some faint and scattered surface accretions along the top edge of the sheet. Each sheet is hinged verso to the matte, intermittently along the edges and framed under Plexiglas.
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.
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.