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ANDY WARHOL, 1971

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Electric Chairs, 1928-1987
The complete set of ten screenprints in colors, on wove paper, the full sheets, all S. 35 1/2 x 48 in. (90.2 x 121.9 cm). all signed and dated '71' in black ball-point pen and stamp numbered 201/250 on the reverse (there were also 50 artist's proofs in Roman numerals), published by Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich (with their copyright stamp on the reverse), all with the Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. stamps on the reverse, all in excellent condition, all unframed.

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LITERATURE Frayda Feldman and Jörg Schellmann 74-83

Thursday, December 12, 1985  The Boston Museum returned the Electric Chair painting because they said the shade of red was off. It was slightly different, and I told them that would make it more interesting, but they still wanted to send it back for me to think about it. If they had it next to the black panel it wouldn't matter anyway. I think they're just procrastinating. But it costs around $4,000 every time you ship it somewhere with the insurance and everything. And Fred was going to Atlanta. Monday, January 20, 1986  Jean Michel woke me up at 6:00 this morning and I went back to sleep and now my tongue can hardly move. He's got problems because he's trying to get Shenge out of the house, he says he's supporting him for three years, but the main reason is that (laughs) Shenge is now painting like he is. They're copies of his paintings. Jennifer's away. And oh, Jean Michel must be so hard to live with. I told him I'd had dinner with Kenny and the Chows and he wanted to know why I didn't invite him and I said that I'd called him three days ago and he didn't call back.  Fred said that the Boston Museum people were still vague about whether they were going to buy the Big Electric Chair or not. Andy Warhol, The Andy Warhol Diaries, edited by Pat Hackett, Warner Books, Inc., 1989, p. 699 and p. 709

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