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Andy Warhol
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description
- Andy Warhol
- Flowers
signed with the artist's initials and dated 64 on the overlap
synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas
- 8 by 8 in. 20.3 by 20.3 cm.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York (LC #677)
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear around the edges and craquelure at the pull margins. There is a very light rub-mark 1 1/2 inches from the left and 2 1/2 inches from the top edge. There is no evidence of restoration under ultraviolet light. Framed.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Don't forget, at that time, there was flower power and flower children. We were the roots, the dark roots of that whole movement. None of us were hippies or flower children. Instead, we used to goof on it. We were into black leather and vinyl and whips and S&M and shooting up and speed. There was nothing flower power about that. So when Warhol and that whole scene made Flowers, it reflected the urban, dark, death side of that whole movement. And as decorative art, it's pretty dense. There is a lot of depth in there... You have this shadowy dark grass, which is not pretty, and then you have these big, wonderful, brightly colored flowers. It was always that juxtaposition that appears in his art again and again that I particularly love." - Ronnie Cutrone (Unseen Warhol, New York, 1996, p. 61)