Lot 258
  • 258

Andy Warhol

Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Somebody Wants to Buy Your Apartment Building
  • acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
  • 54 by 80 in. 137.2 by 203.2 cm.

Provenance

The Estate of Andy Warhol
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York
Private Collection, USA
Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG, Zurich
Private Collection, Switzerland

Exhibited

London, Gagosian Gallery, Andy Warhol B&W Paintings: Ads and Illustrations 1985-1986, March 2002, p. 36, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The surface is bright and fresh. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges. There are some scattered linear creases to the canvas throughout, which are visible under close inspection. The canvas is strip-lined. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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