Sale 2792
New York
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13 November 2013
Price realised
USD 353,000
Estimate
Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Willie Shoemaker stamped with the Estate of Andy Warhol stamp and numbered 'PO41.008' (on the overlap) synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas 40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm.) Painted in 1978.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
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Andy Warhol, Willie Shoemaker Polaroid, 1977. Artwork: 2013 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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