Andy Warhol
(Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York)
Still life - Hammer & Sickle, c. 1977, with the stamps “Estate of Andy Warhol” and “The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.”, numbered and inscribed VF 31.036 on the reverse, gouache on T. H. Saunders paper, 68 x 102.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Thomas Ammann Fine Art, Zurich
Private Collection, Germany - acquired from the above in 1999
Literature:
Doris Ammann, Andy Warhol-Hammer and Sickle, Zurich, 1999, no. 56 (colour ill.)
“At the time, the symbol of the dreaded world power, the Soviet Union, was the most conspicuous graffito on buildings in Rome and Milan and wealthy Italians were frequently not averse to sympathizing with the Communist idea. Moreover, the two-dimensional graphic sign boldly competed with the signal impact of the quintessential emblem of American consumerism, Coca Cola. Hammer and sickle, the symbol of brotherhood between industry and peasantry, apparently proved to be a Warholian emblem par excellence.”
Doris Ammann, Andy Warhol Hammer and Sickle, Zurich, 1999
27.11.2018 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 58,750.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 50,000.- to EUR 70,000.-
Andy Warhol
(Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York)
Still life - Hammer & Sickle, c. 1977, with the stamps “Estate of Andy Warhol” and “The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.”, numbered and inscribed VF 31.036 on the reverse, gouache on T. H. Saunders paper, 68 x 102.5 cm, framed
Provenance:
Thomas Ammann Fine Art, Zurich
Private Collection, Germany - acquired from the above in 1999
Literature:
Doris Ammann, Andy Warhol-Hammer and Sickle, Zurich, 1999, no. 56 (colour ill.)
“At the time, the symbol of the dreaded world power, the Soviet Union, was the most conspicuous graffito on buildings in Rome and Milan and wealthy Italians were frequently not averse to sympathizing with the Communist idea. Moreover, the two-dimensional graphic sign boldly competed with the signal impact of the quintessential emblem of American consumerism, Coca Cola. Hammer and sickle, the symbol of brotherhood between industry and peasantry, apparently proved to be a Warholian emblem par excellence.”
Doris Ammann, Andy Warhol Hammer and Sickle, Zurich, 1999
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| Auction: | Post-War and Contemporary Art I |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 27.11.2018 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 17.11. - 27.11.2018 |
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