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Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh 1928 - New York 1987)

1966. Screenprint on plexiglas. 31,5 x 20,5 cm. In original plexiglass mount. Signature embossed Andy Warhol, from the limited edition of 25 Artist's Proofs lettered A-Y, embossed letter O. Published for the project 'Seven Objects in a Box', containing works by seven artists: Allan D'Arcangelo, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, George Segal, Tom Wesselmann and Andy Warhol - Literature: Catalogue raisonné Feldman/Schellmann II.8 - Provenance: Auctionhouse Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 12.06.1998, lot no. 325; since then private collection Schlesweig-Holstein - Painter, graphic artist, filmmaker and publisher, one of the most important representatives of Pop Art. His serial works depicting consumer goods and celebrities are among the most sought-after icons of contemporary art. W. began in the 50s as a commercial artist and soon belonged to their highly paid elite. He exhibited at MoMA as early as 1956, and by the mid-1960s at the latest, he was counted among the international avant-garde of the art world. W. had numerous exhibitions, including several times at Documenta. Through the serial repetition of a motif, often with intentionally imprecise color application, W. draws our attention to the manipulability of our perception through the media. Mus.: New York (MoMA, Metrop. Mus., Whitney Mus.), London (Tate Modern), Los Angeles (Mus. of Contemp. Art), Pittsburgh (Andy-Warhol-Mus.), Cologne (Mus. Ludwig) a. others. Lit.: Feldmann/Schellmann: A catalogue raisonné, 1985 a. others.