Andy Warhol
Mao , 1973
Lot #8 |
2012-05-10 |
Phillips, New York
Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Category:
paintings
Estimate:
USD 9,000,000 - 12,000,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Phillips
Auction number: NY010212
Auction name: Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2012-05-10
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 50 x 42 in. (127 x 106.7 cm)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
50
Width In Centimeters:
42
Height In Inches:
19.685
Width In Inches:
16.535
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Edition: Initialed and dated “A.W. 73” along the overlap.
Provenance
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York<br />Jared Sable Gallery, Toronto<br />Roger Davidson Collection<br />Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, <em>Contemporary Art Part I,</em> November 13, 1991, lot 45<br />Collection of Jon and Mary Shirley<br />Private Collection
Condition
It is our opinion that this work is in very good condition.<br><br>The work is comprised of acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, supported by a six member stretcher, in a painted wood frame. The canvas has been relined. A pinpoint loss is evident near the central right vertical edge. There is evidence of inpainting in the upper right vertical edge, approximately 10 inches from the corner, visible only under ultraviolet light.
Exhibited
Paris, Musée Galliera, Andy Warhol: Mao, February 23 – March 18, 1974<br />Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, <em>Selections from the Roger and Myra Davidson Collection of International Art</em>, January 17 – March 22, 1987
Literature
R. Crone, Andy Warhol, 1976, no. 317 (illustrated)<br /><em>Selections from the Roger and Myra Davidson Collection of International Art</em>, Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1987, p. 77 (illustrated)<br />G. Frei and N. Printz, <em>The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne; Paintings and Sculpture 1970-1974</em>, New York, 2002, p. 206, no. 2306 (illustrated)
Catalog summary
<strong><br>Description:</strong><br>Andy Warhol - American (1928 - 1987) null acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen 50 x 42 in. (127 x 106.7 cm) Initialed and dated “A.W. 73” along the overlap. <strong>Provenance: </strong>Leo Castelli Gallery, New York<br />Jared Sable Gallery, Toronto<br />Roger Davidson Collection<br />Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, <em>Contemporary Art Part I,</em> November 13, 1991, lot 45<br />Collection of Jon and Mary Shirley<br />Private Collection <strong>Literature: </strong>R. Crone, Andy Warhol, 1976, no. 317 (illustrated)<br /><em>Selections from the Roger and Myra Davidson Collection of International Art</em>, Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, 1987, p. 77 (illustrated)<br />G. Frei and N. Printz, <em>The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne; Paintings and Sculpture 1970-1974</em>, New York, 2002, p. 206, no. 2306 (illustrated) <strong>Exhibited: </strong>Paris, Musée Galliera, Andy Warhol: Mao, February 23 – March 18, 1974<br />Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, <em>Selections from the Roger and Myra Davidson Collection of International Art</em>, January 17 – March 22, 1987 <strong>Condition Report: </strong>It is our opinion that this work is in very good condition.<br><br>The work is comprised of acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, supported by a six member stretcher, in a painted wood frame. The canvas has been relined. A pinpoint loss is evident near the central right vertical edge. There is evidence of inpainting in the upper right vertical edge, approximately 10 inches from the corner, visible only under ultraviolet light.