Mar 21, 2017 - Sale 2440

Sale 2440 - Lot 170

Price Realized: $ 4,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
ANTONIO LOPEZ.
"Darker Shade of Black" * "Hat Suspension-2." Together, two psychedelic fashion illustrations for Intro magazine, 1967. Both acrylic, color pencil, and partially printed collage on paper. Both approximately 610x235 mm; 24x9 1/4 inches, on 24x18-inch sheets. Not signed. Tape ghosts and notations in margins. Provenance: Gifted to the present owner by Lopez.

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Antonio Lopez (1943-1987) was a Puerto Rican fashion illustrator and icon. Credited with discovering Jessica Lange, Grace Jones, and Jerry Hall, he became a close associate of fellow designer Karl Lagerfeld. His works frequently appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Andy Warhol's Interview magazine, and Vogue. From the 60s to the 80s, Lopez's vibrant illustrations ranged from Pop art to psychedelic to surreal. Towards the end of his life he began working on campaigns for Versace, Valentino, and Yves Saint Laurent. His life and work was recently celebrated in the retrospective "Antonio Lopez: Future Funk Fashion" at El Museo del Barrio in New York (June 14, 2016-November 27, 2016.)