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Lot 266
  • 266

Andy Warhol

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Andy Warhol
  • Space Fruit: Still Lifes (F. & S. II.198-203)
  • 104 of 150
  • Silkscreen
  • sheets: 762 by 1016 mm 30 by 40 in
The complete portfolio of six screenprints in colors, 1979, signed in felt-tip pen, numbered 104/150 (total edition includes one printer's proof), on Lenox Musum Board, with the blindstamp of the publisher Grippi/Zivian, Inc., New York, and the artist's inkstamp on the verso, framed (6 prints)

Condition

The prints are in good condition, the full sheet with fresh colors. Imperfections in the individual prints are as follows: Cantaloupes II (II.198) with a stray black mark in the purple lower left. Watermelon (II.199) with a tiny, inconspicuous scratch in the red ink upper left. Apples (II.200) with very minor surface soiling at bottom right corner and to the right of the numbering. A miniscule ink loss at the extreme top left sheet edge. A very soft handling crease at extreme bottom sheet edge. (Little hair stuck in ink at left?) Cantaloupes I (II.201) with minor rubbing in the black ink and remains of prior hinging on the verso. II.202 Peaches (II.202) with an inconspicuous crease at the bottom right corner. A 5 mm tear at extreme bottom left sheet edge. Very minor rubbing in purple ink at right and remains of prior hinging on the verso. Pears (II.203) with unobtrusive rubbing in the black ink. Two tiny areas of ink loss at extreme bottom right sheet edge. The verso with minor surface soiling and remains of prior hinging.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.