Lot 44
  • 44

Andy Warhol

Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 HKD
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Untitled (Cake on Stand)
  • ink on paper
  • 22 1/2 by 28 1/2 in. 57.2 by 72.4 cm.
  • Executed in 1959, this work is stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and numbered VF318.002 on the reverse.
This work is stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and numbered VF318.002 on the reverse. 

Provenance

Estate of Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York
Gagosian Gallery, New York 
Private Collection, New York

Exhibited

New York, Gagosian Gallery, Andy Warhol Drawings and Related Works 1951-1986, February - March 2003, p. 37

Condition

Hinged at the top edge, with slight time staining, the work is generally in good condition. There are soft creases throughout, mostly along the edges. There is a small stain, measuring 5mm in diameter, in the middle of the cake. There are 3 stains along the right edge, likely due to tape remnants from previous mounting. Framed under Plexiglas.
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