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Andy Warhol
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- Andy Warhol
- Untitled (Beach Ball)
- signed, dated 1980, stamped twice by the Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc., by The Estate of Andy Warhol, and numbered PO.50.232 on the overlap
- acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
- 101.6 by 101.6cm.; 40 by 40in.
Provenance
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colours:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly warmer in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the outer edges and corner tips. Two pinprick-sized fly spots are scattered in the upper left quadrant, and one towards the centre of the lower edge. There is a thin, unobtrusive horizontal rubmark towards the lower left corner. There is some very light buckling to the canvas in the lower left corner and a miniute hole towards the top left corner. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"Andy's commissioned portraits were an important element to his work as a whole, and an ideal opportunity for him to find yet another way to satisfy his compulsion to document the world around him (...) It is a rich record, an amazing parade of faces, an insight into the European and American culture of his time.”
VINCENT FREMONT
Henry Geldzahler Ed., Andy Warhol: Portraits of the Seventies and Eighties, London 1993, p. 33.
VINCENT FREMONT
Henry Geldzahler Ed., Andy Warhol: Portraits of the Seventies and Eighties, London 1993, p. 33.