Lot 46
  • 46

Richard Pettibone

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Richard Pettibone
  • Andy Warhol, "Lavender Disaster," 1964
  • signed, titled and dated 1969 on the stretcher
  • acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas, in artist's frame
  • 5 1/4 by 6 7/8 in. 13.3 by 17.5 cm.

Provenance

Akron Art Museum
Private Collection, Ohio (acquired from the above in 1971)

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. The canvas is unlined. There is evidence of very minor dust accumulation to the surface. Only visible under close inspection, there are a few pinpoint losses to the pigment at the lower right turning edge and very minor hairline craquelure along the left turning edge. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed in artist's frame.
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