Shoe. 1955/1957.
Sculpture. Tempera on panel.
13.4 x 22.5 x 7 cm (5.2 x 8.8 x 2.7 in). [JS].

• Extremely rare early document from American pop art.
• Created in the context of Warhol's famous advertising campaign for the I. Miller shoe house, New York.
• In the mid-1950s, as a young commercial artist, Warhol received a commission for an advertising campaign from the fashionable New York shoe store I. Miller: In addition to his legendary shoe drawings, he also created hand-painted wooden strips in bright colors and patterns.
• Very rare. In the last 20 years, only 4 other unique pieces from this complex of works have been offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• Warhol's naive, linear style of the 1950s and his early fusion of art and commerce are now considered to be particularly groundbreaking for American pop art.

PROVENANCE: I. Miller and Sons, New York (presumably until 1989).
Corporate Collection Ahlers AG, Herford (since 1989, Christie's, New York, February 14, 1989, lot 50).

EXHIBITION: Christie's, New York, auction 6780, Contemporary Art, February 14, 1989, lot 50).
Fetische des Blicks. Mode und Verführung, Foundation Ahlers Pro Arte, Herford, September 11, 2021 - January 16, 2022, p. 79.

“I see art in everything. Your shoes. That car. This coffee cup. It's art if you see it as art. [..] They're beautiful. And for everyone. That's how I want my art to be.”
Andy Warhol