May 10, 2016 - Sale 2414

Sale 2414 - Lot 284

Price Realized: $ 2,080
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
D'APRÈS ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987) MARILYN MONROE / ANDY WARHOL.
22x27 1/2 inches, 56x70 cm. Shorewood Publishers, Inc., [New York.]
Condition A-: minor creases and light foxing in margins; hand-signed by the artist in black marker. Paper.
"In the catalogue for Warhol's solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (October 1-November 6), Alan Solomon writes: '[Warhol] is, I believe, the first art celebrity since Picasso and Dali.' He concludes with a prediction: 'In a time of radical essays against modern traditions, he has made significant gestures, becoming responsible in part for the very redefinition of the role of the artist. Whether some of us like it or not, he will probably turn out to be one of the most influential artists of his generation.' In Art International, another prediction is made: '[Warhol] may well join with the forces of Mad. Ave. for money'"(MetMuseum.org).