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Lot 155
  • 155

Andy Warhol

Estimate
220,000 - 300,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • flowers (f. & S. II.64-73)
  • The complete set of ten screenprints in colours, 1970, each signed and stamp-numbered verso from the edition of 250
  • Each sheet: 914 by 914mm; 36 by 36in
The complete set of ten screenprints in colours, 1970, each signed in black ball-point pen, each stamp numbered 72/250, printed by Aetna Silkscreen Products, Inc., New York, published by Factory Additions, New York, on wove paper

Condition

The full sheets printed to the edges, in good fresh condition apart from: F&S 64: a small triangular repaired tear at lower right in green area (circa 6mm), an irregular indented scuff in same green area and a pale small rubbed/ dark area at lower right in green, two fine horizontal creases at lower left corner and slight rubbing in the black, slight rubbing in green and black at upper left and right corners, occasional very fine scuffs in purple flower, a narrow linear pressure mark in light blue and the grass, not disrupting printed surface only visible in a raking light and verso, very slight surface dirt verso, framed. F&S 65: surface slightly rubbed at corners, a very slight pale finger print mark at outer edge of yellow flower at right and with two very fine half-moon shaped creases, slight scuffing/ rubbed surface at red flower at upper left, other minor scuff marks only visible in a raking light, framed. F&S 66: an unobtrusive small backed repair in upper left image in blue background (circa 1cm) and a short vertical dent with a fine hairline crease (circa 1cm) just above the repair, The colours very slightly attenuated, a fine short crease at lower right corner, a minute area of pigment loss at extreme outer lower right edge, very occasional fine scratches and scuffs in lower right flower and other minor scuffs only visible in a raking light, framed. F&S 67: there is a small area in pink flower at lower edge where the ink has not quite evenly printed, very slight rubbing at lower right corner of sheet with a minute dent at tip, a minute dent at lower left tip, framed. F&S 68: this is in very fresh condition apart from the odd scuff only visible in a raking light, a minute crease and dent at upper left corner of sheet F&S 69: a vertical rubbed area at lower and upper right corners, occasional very slight rubbing along extreme edges, a horizontal fine broken crease at lower left corner (circa 24mm), a fine vertical broken crease at upper left tip of sheet, a minute crease at upper right tip of sheet, other minor scuffing only visible in a raking light, framed. F&S: 70: the colours fresh, the metallic white colour rubbed off at lower left tip of sheet, a short diagonal dent at lower right corner, very occasional scuff marks only visible in a raking light, framed. F&S 71: there is a band of short horizontal scratches at upper left of purple flower (circa 11cm), other horizontal scuffs in this flower, two vertical pressure marks at upper and lower left edge with slight rubbing associated with strips of hinge tape verso, slight rubbing at upper right corner, framed. F&S 72: pale mottling in flower at upper right, a short horizontal printing imperfection (?) in black at upper left (circa 1.5cm), very occasional scuffing in black only visible in a raking light, framed. F&S 73: the colours are fresh and florescent, a horizontal hairline crease with fine pigment loss, very slight rubbing at corners, a fine crease at upper right tip of sheet, the occasional scuffmark only visible in a raking light, framed.
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