Lot 79
  • 79

Andy Warhol

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Indian
  • graphite on paper
  • 29 by 23 in. 73.8 by 58.5 cm.
  • Executed in 1960-1962, this work is stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and numbered 147.004 on the reverse.

Provenance

The Estate of the Andy Warhol
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York
Private Collection (acquired from the above in September 1999)
Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2008, lot 332
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged verso to the backing board intermittently. There is a slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist's working method. There are two light creases at the top left corner and another crease at the top right corner. There are some light handling marks along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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