Andy Warhol

James D. Perry, New York (gift of the artist circa 1986)
Jeffrey Milburn (gift of the above)
Andrew B. Cambron (acquired from the above in November 1989)
Oliver's, Inc., Kennebunkport, Maine
Art Brokerage, Inc., Idaho
Acquired from the above by the present owner in March 1991

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of wear and handling along the edges including a few scattered brown drip accretions and abrasions in the lower left corner. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. Under close inspection, some horizontal hairline craquelure is visible throughout the top half of the box. Also under close inspection, there are a few light brown drip and spot accretions throughout and a red pinpoint media accretion in the lower right corner of the box. Under raking light, faint stretcher bar impressions are visible and some minor indentations along the left edge are visible. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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"In a somewhat ironic turn of events, Campbell's initially approached Warhol to create an image based on their new product, and the result was a three-quarter view of a soup box on a square canvas. Warhol then took this idea and produced an entire series of smaller works experimenting with both size and color as well as with a range of soup flavors...yet what is particularly new in this series is the great degree of color change, from standard red, yellow and white to purple, magenta and lime green, or metallic copper and silver to hot orange and pink...the more intense the coloration, the less recognizable the Campbell's product becomes."

Michael Kohn, "From Can to Box," in Exh. Cat., Los Angeles, Michael Kohn Gallery, Warhol Campbell's Soup Boxes, 1986, pp. 13-14