Andy Warhol

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1976

London, The Mayor Gallery, Cats and Dogs by Andy Warhol, June - August 1976
Stockholm, Galerie Nova, Andy Warhol "Dogs and Cats," October - November 1976

William Feaver, "High and Dry," The Observer, 4 July 1976, p. 21, illustrated
Morris, "Red Revolt," The Listener, 8 July 1976, p. 25, illustrated
Fenella Crichton, "London Letter," Art International, Vol. 20, No. 8/9, p. 30, illustrated
Neil Printz and Sally King-Nero, Eds., The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné: Paintings and Sculptures, Volume 4, 1974-1976, New York 2014, cat. no. 3248, p. 381, illustrated in color

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges including some very minor hairline craquelure at the pull margins with associated pinpoint losses at each turning edge corner, a 1-inch area of stable cracking in the upper right corner and evidence of gilded frame rub at the edges, all of which is obscured by the frame. The canvas is slightly loose on its stretcher. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under very close inspection, the area of thicker white paint in the lower right corner has yellowed slightly, two pinpoint brown spot accretions are visible approximately 8-inches from the left edge and 2-inches from the bottom edge and there is evidence of rubbing to the black pigment in the dog’s neck, revealing the underlying layers of blue and brown paint along with a faint white abrasion to the black paint just below in the dog’s neck. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, two small drip accretions, one to the left of the dog’s head and one on the lower right edge fluoresce lightly and do not appear to be the result of restoration. Framed.
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