Lot 41
  • 41

Andy Warhol

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Crab
  • stamped by The Estate of Andy Warhol, by The Andy Warhol Foundation of the Visual Arts and numbered PA26.003 on the reverse
  • acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
  • 40.6 by 50.7 cm. 16 by 20 in.
  • Executed in 1982.

Provenance

Coskun Fine Art, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals some minute hairline cracks running along the outer edges and some light wear in places. Further close inspection reveals three small media accretions towards the lower centre. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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Catalogue Note

“Andy Warhol’s affection for animals inspired his famous Endangered Species series, and pets of all kinds — from his childhood mutt, Lucy, to a taxidermy peacock — impacted his life and were elevated as subjects of his art.”

Justin Hopper

‘Animal Attraction,’ Carnegie Magazine, Spring 2008, online