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Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Do It Yourself (Violin)
Details
ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Do It Yourself (Violin)
signed and dated 'ANDY WARHOL 62' (on the stretcher)
acrylic, graphite, Letraset and crayon on linen
54 x 72 in. (137.2 x 182.9 cm.)
Executed in 1962
Do It Yourself (Violin)
signed and dated 'ANDY WARHOL 62' (on the stretcher)
acrylic, graphite, Letraset and crayon on linen
54 x 72 in. (137.2 x 182.9 cm.)
Executed in 1962
Provenance
Stable Gallery, New York.
Burton and Emily Tremaine, Meriden, Connecticut (acquired from the above, 17 October 1962).
Harold Diamond, Inc., New York (acquired from the above, February 1980).
Private collection (acquired from the above, February 1980).
Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG, Zurich (acquired from the above, by 2000).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (on consignment from the above).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 23 October 2000.
Burton and Emily Tremaine, Meriden, Connecticut (acquired from the above, 17 October 1962).
Harold Diamond, Inc., New York (acquired from the above, February 1980).
Private collection (acquired from the above, February 1980).
Thomas Ammann Fine Art AG, Zurich (acquired from the above, by 2000).
Gagosian Gallery, New York (on consignment from the above).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 23 October 2000.
Literature
G. Baro, "The Tremaine Collection" in Vogue, 15 February 1969, p. 136 (illustrated in color in situ at the Tremaine residence; titled Violin with Numbers).
J. Coplans, “Early Warhol: The Systematic Evolution of the Impersonal Style” in Artforum, vol. 8, no. 7, March 1970, p. 54 (illustrated; titled Violin with Numbers).
R. Crone, Andy Warhol, New York, 1970, p. 100 (illustrated, no. 29).
R. Crone, Das Bildnerische Werk Andy Warhols, Berlin, 1976, no. 30.
C. Ratcliff, Andy Warhol, New York, 1983, p. 33 (illustrated, p. 32, pl. 24).
E. Tremaine, The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters, The Spirit of Modernism, exh. cat., Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, 1984, p. 188 (illustrated; titled Do It Yourself (Violin With Numbers)).
D. Bourdon, Andy Warhol, New York, 1995, p. 86 (titled Do It Yourself (Violin with Numbers)).
K.L. Housley, Emily Hall Tremaine: Collector on the Cusp, Meriden, 2001, pp. 163 and 167-168.
G. Frei and N. Printz, eds., The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings and Sculptures, 1961-1963, New York, 2002, vol. 1, pp. 169 and 174-175, no. 197 (illustrated in color, p. 172).
J. Coplans, “Early Warhol: The Systematic Evolution of the Impersonal Style” in Artforum, vol. 8, no. 7, March 1970, p. 54 (illustrated; titled Violin with Numbers).
R. Crone, Andy Warhol, New York, 1970, p. 100 (illustrated, no. 29).
R. Crone, Das Bildnerische Werk Andy Warhols, Berlin, 1976, no. 30.
C. Ratcliff, Andy Warhol, New York, 1983, p. 33 (illustrated, p. 32, pl. 24).
E. Tremaine, The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters, The Spirit of Modernism, exh. cat., Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, 1984, p. 188 (illustrated; titled Do It Yourself (Violin With Numbers)).
D. Bourdon, Andy Warhol, New York, 1995, p. 86 (titled Do It Yourself (Violin with Numbers)).
K.L. Housley, Emily Hall Tremaine: Collector on the Cusp, Meriden, 2001, pp. 163 and 167-168.
G. Frei and N. Printz, eds., The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings and Sculptures, 1961-1963, New York, 2002, vol. 1, pp. 169 and 174-175, no. 197 (illustrated in color, p. 172).
Exhibited
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Art in the Mirror, November 1966-February 1967, no. 39 (titled Violin with Numbers).
Kunsthaus Zurich, Andy Warhol, May-July 1978, no. 26 (illustrated).
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Andy Warhol, October-November 1978, no. 2.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art and The Art Institute of Chicago, Andy Warhol: A Retrospective, February-August 1989, pp. 45 and 63 (illustrated in color, p. 172, no. 153).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Andy Warhol: Early Hand-Painted Works, September-October 2005, pp. 112 and 115 (illustrated in color, pp. 113-114; illustrated again in color in situ at Gagosian Gallery, p. 116).
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible, March-September 2016, pp. 214, 300 and 327 (illustrated in color, p. 244, pl. 203 and pp. 337-338).
Kunsthaus Zurich, Andy Warhol, May-July 1978, no. 26 (illustrated).
Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Andy Warhol, October-November 1978, no. 2.
New York, The Museum of Modern Art and The Art Institute of Chicago, Andy Warhol: A Retrospective, February-August 1989, pp. 45 and 63 (illustrated in color, p. 172, no. 153).
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Andy Warhol: Early Hand-Painted Works, September-October 2005, pp. 112 and 115 (illustrated in color, pp. 113-114; illustrated again in color in situ at Gagosian Gallery, p. 116).
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible, March-September 2016, pp. 214, 300 and 327 (illustrated in color, p. 244, pl. 203 and pp. 337-338).
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