Lot 3
  • 3

Andy Warhol

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Unidentified Female
  • ballpoint pen on paper
  • 16 3/4 by 14 in.; 42.5 by 35.6 cm
  • Executed in 1958, this work is stamped by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., and numbered VF207.007 on the reverse.

Provenance

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

Literature

New York, Gagosian Gallery, Andy Warhol Drawings and Related Works 1951-1986, February - March 2003, p. 63, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The top edge of the sheet is slightly perforated, presumably inherent to the work. There are minute losses at the bottom corners which appear to have resulted from the tearing at the hinges. There scattered soft creases throughout. There is some smudging on the lower right corner, possibly inherent to the work. The sheet is window matted and hinged verso to the matte at the corners. Framed under Plexiglas.
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