Polaroid
USA, 1982
Andy Warhol (1928-1978) – US-American graphic artist, artist and filmmaker
Verso numbered in pencil ‘FA05.00152’ and ‘T.J.H.’, stamped ‘The Estate of Andy Warhol’ and ‘Authorized by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts’ as well as mechanically numbered ‘POLACOLOR E214171E’
Image dimensions: 9.5 x 7.3 cm
Frame: 28.7 x 25.7 cm
Very good condition
Provenance: Estate of Andy Warhol; Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Christie’s, Andy Warhol @ Christie’s: American Pastimes: Sports & Politics, 4.-11. September 2014, Sale #3844, (from) lot 112, with a confirmation of provenance in writing
This original polaroid was the pattern for the later created paintings and serigraph variants in large format
Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU.

This is the original polaroid of the later larger screenprints. Andy Warhol took the photo of Harald (Toni) Schumacher in 1982 when he was the goalkeeper of the 1. FC Köln and of the German national team. Warhol created a few paintings and screenprints of Schumacher’s portrait during the following years. One of these screenprints is also offered in our auction

Condition:

The polaroid is in very good condition with only a single, very fine scratch to the surface. The photograph is mounted reversibly under a mat and framed. The dimensions of the image are 9.5 x 7.3 cm, the paper measures 10.8 x 8.6 cm. The framed dimensions are 28.7 x 25.7 cm.

Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

Andy Warhol, founder and leading figure of the American Pop Art, was born in 1928 as a son of Russian immigrants in Pennsylvania. He began his career as an artist by creating advertising graphics. Already in 1956, he presented his graphic works at the Museum of Modern Art. In the early 1960s Warhol began experimenting with different techniques and started focusing on typically American objects of the consumer society, as for example Campbell’s soup cans or Coca Cola bottles. In 1962 Warhol started with his series of portraits of famous stars, such as Marilyn Monroe or Elvis Presley who were then at the height of their career. His renowned studio ‘The Factory’ was a meeting point for internationally successful artists, actors and musicians. As early as in the 1970s galleries started exhibiting Warhol’s work, which is now part of some of the most famous collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London and the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris. (tm)

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