Andy Warhol

Gift of the artist to the present owner in 1983

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling along the edges including minor hairline craqulure at the pull margins with some minor and unobtrusive pinpoint spots of loss at the folded corners of the canvas. There is a light surface soiling and two minor white media accretions visible along the bottom edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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"I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well, what do you love most?' That's how I started painting money."

Andy Warhol