Lot 32
  • 32

Andy Warhol

Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 HKD
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Chocolate Balls
  • signed and inscribed To Tammy Grimes
  • ink and watercolour on paper
  • 28 1/2 by 22 1/2 in. 72.4 by 57.2 cm.
  • Executed in 1955.

Provenance

Private Collection, New York

Exhibited

New York, Gagosian Gallery, Andy Warhol Drawings and Related Works 1951-1986, February - March 2003, p. 36

Condition

Hinged at the top edge, with time staining to the extreme edges, slight fading of colours, and slight curls at paper edges, the work is generally in good condition. There are a few pinholes near the Strathmore Seconds stamp at the extreme upper left corner. Framed under Plexiglas.
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