ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Lot 37 Sold to Benefit the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)

Self-Portrait

Closed15 March 2015

Price Realised

HKD 125,000

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ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Self-Portrait
stamped with 'The Estate of Andy Warhol' and 'Authorized by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.' inkstamps and numbered 'FA01.00097' (on the reverse)
unique polaroid
10.8 x 8.6 cm. (4 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Executed circa 1980.

Acquired directly from the artist
The Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York

Specialist note

US$8,000-12,000

With Patek Philippe Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with Breguet numerals in 1946 and its subsequent sale on 10 January 1950, and slip case.

This watch is part of a small series of gold coin watches, given reference numbers 800 to 809, using the US$5 (Ref. 800), US$10 (Ref. 801), US$20 (Ref. 802 & 803), CHF100 (Ref. 804), Pesos 50 (Ref. 805) and others. No other coin watches were since made by Patek Philippe.

The present lot is fresh to the market and in overall very good condition.