Sale: 524 / Post War / Contemporary Art II, Dec. 10. 2021 in Munich Lot 72

 

72
Andy Warhol
Neuschwanstein, 1987.
Silkscreen in colors
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 10,800
Sold:
€ 38,750 / $ 41,850

(incl. surcharge)
Neuschwanstein. 1987.
Silkscreen in colors.
Schellmann/Feldmann II 372. Signed, numbered and inscribed "A.P.". With the copyright stamp on the reverse. From an edition of 25 artist proofs. On board. 85.2 x 60 cm (33.5 x 23.6 in), the full sheet.
Released on occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Bavarian Reinsurance Company. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (with the blindstamp), and published by Edition Schellmann, Munich, and Sabine Knust, Munich. [EH].
• Warhols striking creations are considered icons of American Pop-Art.
• "Neuschwanstein" is one of Warhol's last works.
• The artist participated in documenta 4 and 7 in 1968 and 1982
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PROVENANCE: Barrington Gallery of London Ltd., New York.
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in the 1990s).

Andy Warhol is without a doubt the most famous representative of Pop Art and Neuschwanstein Castle is probably the most photographed building in Germany. In his serigraph in colors, Warhol combines a photo template and painted lines serigraphed in a collage-like manner. The fairy tale castle of King Ludwig II is set in Andy Warhol's colorful pop art landscape. He himself had visited the popular Bavarian destination, popular in particular with, among others, American tourists, in 1971.



72
Andy Warhol
Neuschwanstein, 1987.
Silkscreen in colors
Estimate:
€ 10,000 / $ 10,800
Sold:
€ 38,750 / $ 41,850

(incl. surcharge)