Andy Warhol

Estate of Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York
Private Collection, Zurich
Sotheby's, New York, 16 May 2001, Lot 114
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Milan, Galleria Lawrence Rubin; New York, Paul Kasmin Gallery, Andy Warhol Stitched Photographs, September - December 1999, p. 15, illustrated

This work is in good condition overall. The four photographs are stitched together vertically and horizontally at the center. The sheet is hinged intermittently on the reverse to the backing board. There is a slight undulation to the stitched prints which is consistent with the artist's chosen medium. The loose threads are consistent with the artist's working method. Only visible under close inspection and raking light, there are minor surface scratches throughout. There is a 1/2 inch surface abrasion with loss to the emulsion at the upper center roughly 2 inches from the top edge. Framed under glass.
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