Andy Warhol (1928-1987)

Flowers

Details

Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Flowers
stamped with the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board, Inc. stamp and numbered A110.971 (on the reverse)
silkscreen ink on fabric
24¾ x 48 in. (62.8 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 1965.

Provenance

Edward Sanders, Woodstock

Literature

G. Frei and N. Printz, eds., The Andy Warhol catalogue raisonné: Paintings and Sculptures 1964-1969, vol. 02A, New York, 2004, pp. 333 and 338, no. 1411 (illustrated in color).

Exhibited

New York, Peace Eye Bookstore, Grand Opening, February 24, 1965.

Lot Essay

On February 24, 1965 the Peace Eye Bookstore was opened by the poet Ed Sanders on East 10th Street in New York City. Andy Warhol created three silkscreened Flowers on colored cloth for the opening, and this is the only one that survives. The bookstore's opening occurred simultaneously with the publication of the mimeographed poetry journal FuckYou/A Magazine of the Arts which featured a still from Warhol's film Couch on the cover.

Flowers

Lot Essay

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