Committee 2000
Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh 1928 - New York 1987)
Lot-No. 496
Starting Bid: 6.500 €
1982. Silk screen in colours. 76,5 x 51 cm. Lower right autographed Andy Warhol and numbered HC 17/50, on the reverse copyright stamp. - Literature: Catalogue raisoné: Feldmann/Schellmann II.289 - Provenance: Auction house Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 10.06.95, lot no. 593; since then private collection Hamburg - 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.
Andy Warhol: Committee 2000
Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh 1928 - New York 1987)
Committee 2000
Lot-No. 496
Starting Bid: 6.500 €
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| Date: | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Technique: | Silk screen in colours |
| Dimensions: | 76,5 x 51 cm |
| Mark/Notation: | Lower right autographed Andy Warhol and numbered HC 17/50, on the reverse copyright stamp |
| References: | Catalogue raisoné: Feldmann/Schellmann II.289 |
| Provenance: | Auction house Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 10.06.95, lot no. 593; since then private collection Hamburg |
Vita:
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.
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