Gilbert & George, 1975

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ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Gilbert & George, 1975
2 unique Polaroid colour prints
each signed in ink in margin
each 3¾ x 2 7/8in. (9.5 x 7.3cm.) (2)

Provenance

Gift of the artist to William Burke, 1975-76.

Literature

For a silkscreen of Gilbert & George, 1975, see: Celant, SuperWarhol, Skira/Grimaldi Forum Monaco, 2003, p.297, pl.134 (a,b).

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Lot Essay

The Gilbert & George Polaroids offered in this lot were taken by Andy Warhol in 1975. The portrait sitting was arranged by Warhol's friend William Burke, an American art dealer, who at the time was working in Paris. The silkscreen double portrait, based on the Polaroid shots, was presented by Warhol to the British artists in June 1976 at the Savoy in London (fig.1).

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