Lot #245: ANDY WARHOL - Halston Men's Wear - Original color silkscreen and lithograph

   

Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987).
Title: "Halston Men's Wear".
Medium: Original color silkscreen and lithograph.
Date: Composed 1982.
Dimensions: Overall size: 22 5/8 x 28 3/4 in. (575 x 730 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $600
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $800/1,000
Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker, lower right. Edition size unspecified, presumed very small. Very light cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine, strong impression with bright colors. Very good to fine condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Paul Marechal, "Andy Warhol: The Complete Commissioned Posters, 1964-1987," #25. Also cf. Feldman/Schellmann IIIB.9-12. Provenance: Estate of a Private Collector, Pasadena, California.
Comment(s): Rare when signed and scarce unsigned. According to ‘Gordon’s Art Reference’ the auction record for another impression of this object is $3,900 at Swann Auction Galleries, New York City, 11/12/2014, lot #173. This image was created for an advertisement in "Interview" magazine and the "New York Times Magazine", September 1982 (please see attached image of the advertisement itself) which in turn was then turned into an original in-store display created on commission for use in the famed Halston boutiques. It was never intended for sale to the public. Halston, the famous fashion designer, was a member of Warhol's inner circle. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [27748-5-600-NA]