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Andy Warhol
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Andy Warhol
- Kiku (F. & S. II.307-309)
- Three screenprints in colours
- each sheet: approx. 501 by 661mm 19 3/4 by 26in
The set, comprising three screenprints in colours, 1983, F. & S. II.307
and F. & S. II.308 signed in pencil and numbered 'HC 15/18' and 'HC 2/15' respectively, hors commerce impressions aside from the edition of 300, F. & S. II.309 lacking the signature, numbered 275/300 (total edition includes 30 artist's proofs), on BFK Rives wove paper, printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York and Ryoichi Ishida, Tokyo, with their blindstamp, also with the publisher's blindstamp, Gendai Hanga Center, Tokyo, and with the Andy Warhol 1983 copyright ink stamps verso
and F. & S. II.308 signed in pencil and numbered 'HC 15/18' and 'HC 2/15' respectively, hors commerce impressions aside from the edition of 300, F. & S. II.309 lacking the signature, numbered 275/300 (total edition includes 30 artist's proofs), on BFK Rives wove paper, printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York and Ryoichi Ishida, Tokyo, with their blindstamp, also with the publisher's blindstamp, Gendai Hanga Center, Tokyo, and with the Andy Warhol 1983 copyright ink stamps verso
Condition
The full sheets, with fresh colours, in generally good condition apart from occasional handling creases, nicks to the extreme sheet edges (occasionally with associated minute pigment loss), the corners of the extreme sheet edges softened slightly, each work unframed. Other imperfections to individual sheets include:
F. & S. II.307 with slightly broken-through creases in the image.
F. & S. II.308 with a few small dots of staining and minuscule surface accretions in the grey background in the upper section of the image and a few slightly stronger creases in the grey background, the signature and numbering very slightly smudged.
F. & S. II.309 with a horizontal slightly broken-through crease along the lower left section of the image.
"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."