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Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Lot 151Property from an Important Private European Collection

Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

Gun

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Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Gun
stamped with the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. stamps (on the overlap); numbered twice ‘PA 15.013’ (on the overlap and on the stretcher)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm.)
Painted in 1981-82.

Galerie Thomas, Munich
Ivor Braka Ltd., London
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Note du spécialiste

"The Guns and Knives paintings from 1981-1982 are stark reminders of the violent society we lived in then and now. Having nearly been killed by a handgun Andy was able to make paintings of guns as iconic objects. In order to choose which guns he would use we made calls to friends who might know someone with a gun. A few scary people, with first names only, came by and let Andy take Polaroid's of their weapons."
- V. Fremont, Cast a Cold Eye: The Late Work of Andy Warhol, New York, 2006, p. 157.