Lot 15
  • 15

Francesco Scavullo

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Francesco Scavullo
  • Holly Woodlawn
  • chromogenic print
chromogenic print, flush mounted, signed and dated in ink and with the photographer's credit stamp twice on the reverse, 1969, printed in 1984 (Scavullo: 1948-1984, p. 90 )

Provenance

The collection of Sean Byrnes

Condition

The print is in generally excellent condition. It is flush mounted and set within a handsome black exhibition frame. There are some scuffs throughout the image visible is raking light only. There are a few imperfections in the mounting throughout the image visible is raking light only. The lower right corner of the mount is bumped. There are scuffs and scratches in the mount margins. The edges of the mount have some minor areas of loss. There are some minor scuffs and soiling on the reverse of the mount. The credit stamp reads 'FRANCESCO SCAVULLO' on the reverse.
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Catalogue Note

THIS WORK WILL BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

In 1969, the year this image was produced, Holly Woodlawn was a star on the rise. She was a regular in Andy Warhol’s Factory crowd and after being cast in Jackie Curtis’s play Heaven Grand in Amber Orbi, Warhol asked Woodlawn to star in his new film “Trash,” directed by long time film collaborator Paul Morrissey.

Woodlawn, a pioneer in transgender culture, was also immortalized by Lou Reed in his classic, “Walk on the Side”. Connecting the stories of the drag queens, drug addicts, musicians and socialites who haunted Warhol’s Factory in search of inspiration, “Walk” became a comforting anthem to rule-breakers and non-conformists, like Woodlawn.  Lou Reed, as photographed in 1974 by Scavullo, is also represented in the No End to Beauty auction. (theguardian.com)


Sotheby's is proud to donate 50% of the proceeds from the sale of this lot to the Gofundme.com campaign, Bring Holly Woodlawn Home.

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