Andy Warhol

Susie Strauss, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, New York
The Pace Gallery, New York
Private Collection

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges.  The colors are bright, fresh and clean. There are scattered brown spot accretions on figure's chin, ear and shoulder. Under raking light, scattered surface abrasions are visible in the figure's hair and there is one area of vertical craquelure above the figure's left eye. There is a patch on the figure’s lip which a slightly different red color than the surrounding lip color, which is the result of a studio correction at the time of execution. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, a 2-inch spot below the right eye fluoresces white, the result of a possible cleaning or studio correction around the time of execution. The aforementioned area at the lip also fluoresces brightly under ultraviolet light inspection, as previously mentioned from a studio correction at the time of execution. Unframed.