Lot 111 
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111
Andy Warhol
Goethe, 1982.
Silkscreen in colors
Estimate:
€ 50,000 / $ 56,500 Sold:
€ 133,350 / $ 150,685 (incl. surcharge)
Goethe. 1982.
Silkscreen in colors.
Signed, numbered and inscribed "TP". Unique object. The The Goethe portfolio was printed in a limited edition of 15 proofs, all of which vary in color combination and detailss. On Lenox Museum cardboard. 96.5 x 96.5 cm (37.9 x 37.9 in).
Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (with blind stamp). Published by Edition Schellmann & Klüser, Munich/New York (with the copyright stamp on the reverse). [KA].
• One of a kind in this color combination and finish.
• Warhol at his best: one of the most famous motifs from his mature creative period.
• In “Goethe,” Warhol focuses on the well-known portrait of the great German poet and color theorist, transforming it into a cult motif of pop art.
• Warhol's portraits of historical figures are among his most sought-after works.
• Acquired directly from the publisher in 1989 and part of a South German private collection ever since.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Germany.
Private collection, South Germany (1989 from the above).
LITERATURE: Frayda Feldman, Jörg Schellmann, Claudia Defendi. Andy Warhol Prints. A catalogue raisonné 1962-1987, New York 2003, cat. no. IIB.270-273.
"I consider myself very much a part of my time and my culture, as much a natural part of it as rockets and television."
Andy Warhol, quoted from: Andy Warhol. Prints, Munich/New York 1989, p. 6.
Silkscreen in colors.
Signed, numbered and inscribed "TP". Unique object. The The Goethe portfolio was printed in a limited edition of 15 proofs, all of which vary in color combination and detailss. On Lenox Museum cardboard. 96.5 x 96.5 cm (37.9 x 37.9 in).
Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (with blind stamp). Published by Edition Schellmann & Klüser, Munich/New York (with the copyright stamp on the reverse). [KA].
• One of a kind in this color combination and finish.
• Warhol at his best: one of the most famous motifs from his mature creative period.
• In “Goethe,” Warhol focuses on the well-known portrait of the great German poet and color theorist, transforming it into a cult motif of pop art.
• Warhol's portraits of historical figures are among his most sought-after works.
• Acquired directly from the publisher in 1989 and part of a South German private collection ever since.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Germany.
Private collection, South Germany (1989 from the above).
LITERATURE: Frayda Feldman, Jörg Schellmann, Claudia Defendi. Andy Warhol Prints. A catalogue raisonné 1962-1987, New York 2003, cat. no. IIB.270-273.
"I consider myself very much a part of my time and my culture, as much a natural part of it as rockets and television."
Andy Warhol, quoted from: Andy Warhol. Prints, Munich/New York 1989, p. 6.
“They offer enormous value, as they are unique, one-off pieces in terms of their color scheme and, in some cases, the interplay between color, halftone image, and lines. These trial proofs are equivalent to Warhol's 'originals,' except they are printed on handmade paper instead of canvas. They blur the traditional distinction between an original in the sense of a unique piece on the one hand and an edition in the sense of many identical copies on the other. The significance and value of these unique sheets are still not fully recognized due to their proximity to editions in terms of production and distribution. Warhol systematically produced trial proofs from 1980 onwards; before this, there were already several “unique edition prints,” i.e., editions of sheets or portfolios with varying color schemes within the edition, so that each copy is, strictly speaking, one of a kind.
(Jörg Schellmann, quoted from: Jörg Schellmann, Andy Warhol. Unique, Ostfildern/Munich 2014, p. 15).
A tribute to the icons of art history: The work features an excerpt from Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein's 'Goethe in the Roman Campagna', 1787.
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Goethe in the Roman Campagna, 1787, oil on canvas, Städel Museum, Frankfurt
111
Andy Warhol
Goethe, 1982.
Silkscreen in colors
Estimate:
€ 50,000 / $ 56,500 Sold:
€ 133,350 / $ 150,685 (incl. surcharge)
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