ANDY WARHOL

Grapes D.D.: one plate

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ANDY WARHOL
Grapes D.D.: one plate
screenprint in colors with diamond dust, 1979, on Strathmore Bristol paper, signed in felt-tip pen, aside from the edition of four in Roman numerals, with the 'The Estate of Andy Warhol', 'Authorized by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts', and the artist's copyright inkstamps on the reverse, the full sheet, in very good condition, framed
Sheet: 40 x 30 1/8 in. (1016 x 765 mm.)

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(see F. & S. II.192)

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Please note this lot is titled Grapes D.D.: one plate and it is aside from the edition of four in Roman numerals.

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Lot Essay

Disappointed with the lack of sparkle from the dust of real diamonds, Warhol's own 'diamond dust' was comprised of fine particles of cut or crushed glass applied to the print when the ink was still wet. This process was developed as a result of the collaborative nature of the Factory as Warhol stated he felt the idea of the 'dust' came from his printer Rubert Jansen Smith, musing 'The diamond dust fell off Rupert's paintings and stuck to mine.' Grapes was the first instance where Warhol applied his own diamond dust material to his prints.

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