Lot 156
  • 156

Andy Warhol

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Valentine's Hearts Ads (Heart Fund)
  • stamped twice by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and numbered PA 87.020 on the overlap; numbered PA 87.020 on the stretcher
  • acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas
  • 35.6 by 27.9cm.; 14 by 11in.
  • Executed in 1982-83.

Provenance

The Estate of Andy Warhol, New York
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2002)

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals evidence of very light wear to the extreme left edge and upper right corner tip. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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