ANDY WARHOL | Ladies and Gentlemen

Studio d'Arte Cannaviello, Milan
Catellani Collection, Modena
Galleria Mazzoli, Modena
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1985

This work is in good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and slightly slack on the stretcher. There is evidence of wear and handling to the corners and turning edges with associated losses to the pigment particularly at the lower left and right corners. There is evidence of tension cracking to the surface along the turning edges. There are staple marks to the turning edges of the canvas. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed under Plexiglas.
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“I wonder whether it’s harder for 1) a man to be a man, 2) a man to be a woman, 3) a woman to be a woman, or 4) a woman to be a man. I don’t really know the answer, but from watching all the different types, I know that the people who think they’re working the hardest are the men who are trying to be women...” Andy Warhol