Andy Warhol
Flowers , 1964
Lot #21 |
2011-05-12 |
Phillips, New York
Contemporary Art Part I
Category:
paintings
Estimate:
USD 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Phillips
Auction number: NY010111
Auction name: Contemporary Art Part I
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2011-05-12
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
48
Width In Centimeters:
48
Height In Inches:
18.898
Width In Inches:
18.898
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Edition: Signed “Andy Warhol ©” and inscribed by Frederick Hughes “I certify that this is an authentic painting by Andy Warhol completed by him in 1964, Frederick Hughes” on the overlap.
Provenance
Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen; Ingemar Pousette, Stockholm; Jan-Eric Löwenadler, Stockholm and New York; Klabal Gallery, Minneapolis; Private Collection; Sale: Christie's, London, <em>Post -War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale</em>, June 20, 2007, lot 51; Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
It is our opinion that this work is in excellent condition.<br><br>The work is comprised of acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen supported by a six member stretcher. There is very minor rubbing to all four corners and in one area along the left upper edge. There is a very small paint loss along the central left outside turning edge and a faint abrasion above it.<br><br>There is no evidence of inpainting under ultraviolet light.
Exhibited
Humlebæk, Denmark, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, <em>Andy Warhol</em>, September 1990 -January 1991, no. 27
Literature
G. Frei and N. Printz, eds., <em>The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne: Paintings and Sculptures 1964-1969, Volume 02A</em>, London, 2004, p. 290, no. 1316 (illustrated in color)
Catalog summary
<strong><br>Description:</strong><br>Andy Warhol - American (1928 - 1987) null Acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen. 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.) Signed “Andy Warhol ©” and inscribed by Frederick Hughes “I certify that this is an authentic painting by Andy Warhol completed by him in 1964, Frederick Hughes” on the overlap. <strong>Provenance: </strong>Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen; Ingemar Pousette, Stockholm; Jan-Eric Löwenadler, Stockholm and New York; Klabal Gallery, Minneapolis; Private Collection; Sale: Christie's, London, <em>Post -War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale</em>, June 20, 2007, lot 51; Acquired from the above by the present owner <strong>Literature: </strong>G. Frei and N. Printz, eds., <em>The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne: Paintings and Sculptures 1964-1969, Volume 02A</em>, London, 2004, p. 290, no. 1316 (illustrated in color) <strong>Exhibited: </strong>Humlebæk, Denmark, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, <em>Andy Warhol</em>, September 1990 -January 1991, no. 27 <strong>Condition Report: </strong>It is our opinion that this work is in excellent condition.<br><br>The work is comprised of acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen supported by a six member stretcher. There is very minor rubbing to all four corners and in one area along the left upper edge. There is a very small paint loss along the central left outside turning edge and a faint abrasion above it.<br><br>There is no evidence of inpainting under ultraviolet light.