Lot 78
  • 78

Andy Warhol

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • You're In
  • signed with the artist's initials on the top
  • spray paint on glass Coca-Cola bottle with bottle stopper 
  • 7 7/8 by 2 3/4 by 2 3/4 in. 20 by 7 by 7 cm.
  • Executed in 1967, this is a unique variant from a series of 100.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection (acquired directly from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Rome, Museo Palazzo Cipolla, Warhol, April - September 2014 (another variant exhibited)

Literature

George Frei and Neil Printz, Eds., The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné: Paintings and Sculptures 1964-1969, Vol. 2B, New York 2004, cat. no. 1937.7-12, pp. 286-287 (another variant illustrated in color)

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The bottle stopper element is stable and intact. There are signs of light handling throughout the work and minor, scattered losses to the pigment, in particular near the lower edge of the bottle. There is evidence of light oxidation and fine scattered surface scratches to the bottle stopper.
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