LONDON – Roseberys London will auction an Andy Warhol masterpiece, The Shadow, in a sale of modern and contemporary prints on Saturday, April. 25. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.
From the mid-1970s Andy Warhol developed a preoccupation with the haunting nature of shadows. A series of variously silkscreened and hand-painted canvases, created during 1978-79 and titled “Shadows,” saw him confront shadows as a subject for the first time, and paved the way for experimentations with the theme.
The Shadow was a fictional radio crime fighter from Warhol’s childhood during the 1930s. Here, Warhol himself portrays the hero, and as he glances toward the viewer, a strong light casts his profile in a long, dramatic shadow. Signed and numbered 55/200 in pencil, the screenprint carries an estimate of 20,000–25,000 pounds ($29,755-$37,194)
Another iconic Warhol to be featured in the sale comes in the form of his late 1970s mixed media sculpture Brillo Box, signed in black marker pen. Displayed in a perspex case, the artwork has an estimate of 3,000-4,000 pounds ($4,463-$5,951)
Contemporary artist Takashi Murakami invented the term “Superflat,” the moniker used to describe his work, as well as being a term describing both the artistic characteristics of traditional Japanese art and the characteristics of culture and society in postwar Japan. Takashi Murakami (Japanese b.1962) Superflat Museum. Estimate: 800-1,000 pounds ($1,190-$1,488).
For details call Roseberys at +44 20 8761 2522.
