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Lot Description

Andy Warhol

(American, 1928-1987)

Goethe

, 1982

screenprint

signed and numbered AP 3/22 in pencil

37 7/8 x 37 7/8 inches.

Property from the Carmen S. Holeman Trust, Indianapolis, Indiana

Literature:
Feldman & Schellmann IIB.270-273

Provenance:
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York
Galerie Kaess-Weiss, Stuttgart, Germany
Acquired from the above by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Holeman in 1999

Lot notes:
Based on Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein’s 1787-88 painting Goethe in der Römischen Campagna, in the Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie in Frankfurt Germany, this seminal work by this undeniably Pop Artist, represents Warhol’s first print inspired by a historical work of art. Later, he went on to create prints and paintings based on works by Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Edvard Munch, and others.

Condition Report

Condition:
Framed: 42 x 42 inches.
Attached to backing board in multiple areas along edges verso; slight scuffing to surface mostly visible in brown areas; otherwise appears to be in good condition with bright, fresh colors. Please request additional images.

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