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On cover: Andy Warhol Details of a Renaissance Painting (Sandro Botticelli Birth of Venus, 1482), 1984
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First Light is an editioned twenty-part retrospective of the artist’s planned projected-light installations of 1966–67. The portfolio is divided into five subsets, each of which pictures a single shape of light (square, triangle, rectangle, parallelogram, or column) projected against a wall or corner; in this set, a cube seems to change position and shape from sheet to sheet. Turrell collaborated with master printer, Peter Kneubuhler, who is known for his work with aquatint, a technique that allows for the use of tone rather than line; here, a rainbow of grays creates a dramatic sense of light, darkness, and space. The artist considers First Light to be his most important printmaking project; while other works on paper are “about” his installation work, he has said, First Light is uniquely “like” his work. This set is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art and was included in the exhibition New to the Print Collection in 2013.
James Turrell First Light, 1989-90 Etchings with aquatint Sheet size: 42 1/2 x 29 9/10 inches, each Edition of 30 Each sheet is signed, titled, dated, and numbered The rare complete set of 20 prints.
Jasper Johns Savarin, 1977-81 Lithograph Sheet size: 50 1/4 x 38 5/16 inches Edition of 60 Signed, dated, and numbered
Cy Twombly Untitled, 1971 Screenprint Sheet size: 25 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches Edition of 100 Signed and numbered From the portfolio: On the Bowery
David Hockney Celia in an Armchair, 1980 Lithograph Sheet size: 40 x 48 inches Edition of 74 Signed, dated, and numbered
Edward Ruscha Roughly 92% Angel, But About 8% Devil; Metro, Petro, Neuro, Psycho; Indecision, 1982 Etchings Sheet size: 26 x 22 1/4 inches, each Edition of 25 Signed and dated The complete set of three prints.
Ellsworth Kelly Siberian Iris, 1989 Ink on paper Sheet size: 30 x 23 inches Signed Exhibited: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Ellsworth Kelly - A Retrospective. October 17, 1996 - January 15, 1997, illustrated number 149
Andy Warhol Details of a Renaissance Painting (Sandro Botticelli Birth of Venus, 1482), 1984 Screenprint Sheet size: 32 x 44 inches Edition of 70 Signed and numbered
Josef Albers Gray Instrumentation, 1974 Screenprints Sheet size: 19 x 19 inches, each Edition of 36 Each sheet is signed, titled, and numbered The exceedingly rare complete portfolio of 12 prints. The set retains its original linen-covered portfolio box.
Roy Lichtenstein Haystack Series, 1969 Lithographs with screenprint Sheet size: 20 3/4 x 30 9/16 inches, each Edition of 100 Each sheet is signed, dated, and numbered The rare complete set of 7 prints.
Brice Marden Five Threes, 1976-77 Etchings with aquatint Sheet size: 32 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches, each Edition of 25 Each sheet is signed, dated, and numbered The complete set of 5 prints.
Ellsworth Kelly Green Curve (State II), 1988 Lithograph Sheet size: 37 1/2 x 84 inches Edition of 15 Signed and numbered
John Chamberlain Untitled, 1988 Monoprint Sheet size: 94 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches Signed
Jasper Johns Periscope I, 1979 Lithograph Sheet size: 50 x 36 inches Edition of 65 Signed, dated, and numbered
Ellsworth Kelly Calla Lily II, 1983-85 Lithograph Sheet size: 36 x 25 inches Edition of 30 Signed and numbered
Ellsworth Kelly Calla Lily III, 1983-85 Lithograph Sheet size: 36 x 25 inches Edition of 30 Signed and numbered
Joan Mitchell Weeds III, 1992 Aquatint Sheet size: 23 x 16 1/2 inches Edition of 10 Signed and numbered
Brice Marden Zen Studies: Plate 2, 1990 Etching with aquatint Sheet size: 27 1/4 x 35 1/4 inches Edition of 35 Signed, dated, and numbered
Ellsworth Kelly Yellow Red-Orange, 1970 Lithograph Sheet size: 35 1/4 x 36 1/4 inches Edition of 75 Signed and numbered
Bruce Nauman Silver Grotto/Yellow Grotto, 1975 Screenprint Sheet size: 30 x 83 5/8 inches Edition of 20 Signed, dated, and numbered
John McLaughlin Untitled, 1963 Lithograph Sheet size: 18 x 22 1/2 inches Edition of 18 Signed, dated, and numbered
Ellsworth Kelly Colored Paper Image XV, 1976 Paper pulp Sheet size: 32 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches Edition of 23 Signed and numbered
Roy Lichtenstein Bull II, 1973 Lithograph and line-cut Sheet size: 27 x 35 inches Edition of 100 Signed, dated, and numbered
Roy Lichtenstein Bull III, 1973 Lithograph, screenprint, and line-cut Sheet size: 27 x 35 1/16 inches Edition of 100 Signed, dated, and numbered
Robert Indiana A Garden of Love, 1982 Screenprints Sheet size: 26 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches, each Edition of 100 Each sheet is signed, dated, numbered, and titled The complete set of 6 prints.
Andy Warhol Illustrated Books, Portfolios, and Related Works of the 1950s
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n 1950s New York, before Andy Warhol became one of the most famous names of the 20th century, he was already a skilled and successful commercial artist. During this time as part of his strategy to make clients and forge friendships, he created handmade books and portfolios, usually reserved as gifts for his most valued contacts. These featured unique hand-colored prints and quirky texts revealing his fondness for—among other subjects—cats, food, myths, shoes, beautiful boys, and gorgeous girls. These subjects laid the foundation for his later work. The idiosyncratic books and portfolios reveal the artist’s eccentric character as well as his accomplished draftsmanship, boundless creativity, and innuendo-laced humor.
Andy Warhol Á la Recherche du Shoe Perdu, c. 1953 Hand-colored offset lithograph Sheet size: 20 1/8 x 26 inches Portfolio for Á la Recherche du Shoe Perdu Lettering by Julia Warhola, Andy Warhol’s mother.
Andy Warhol My Shoe is Your Shoe, 1955 Hand-colored offset lithograph From the portfolio: Á la Recherche du Shoe Perdu Sheet size: 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches Provenance: The Estate of Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol I Dream of Jeannie, 1955 Hand-colored offset lithograph From the portfolio: Á la Recherche du Shoe Perdu Sheet size: 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches Provenance: The Estate of Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol Uncle Sam Wants Shoe, 1955 Hand-colored offset lithograph From the portfolio: Á la Recherche du Shoe Perdu Sheet size: 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches Provenance: The Estate of Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol Shoe Bright, Shoe Light, 1955 Hand-colored offset lithograph From the portfolio: Á la Recherche du Shoe Perdu Sheet size: 9 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches Provenance: The Estate of Andy Warhol
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ndy Warhol would often collaborate with his mother Julia Warhola who was known for her naive illustrations and meticulous calligraphy that would frequently accompany his illustrations. They lived together on 75th Street in New York among many felines and shared a fondness for the animal. For the self-published 25 Cats…, the book features Warhol’s hand-colored offset lithographs alongside Warhola’s whimsical lettering. Oddly enough, the book only illustrates 16 cats, but each Sam is drawn in a wholly inventive style, commemorating their many roommates.
Andy Warhol 25 Cats Name[d] Sam and One Blue Pussy, c. 1954 Bound book with 18 offset llithograph pages 17 plates, hand-colored Book size: 9 1/4 x 12 inches Edition: 190 White buckram cover with affixed hand-colored offset lithograph Annotated on the cover in ballpoint pen: “Mr & Mrs Synder” Text by Charles Lisanby and lettering by Julia Warhola, Andy Warhol’s mother.
Andy Warhol Sam, 1954 Hand-colored offset lithograph Sheet size: 14 x 10 inches Printed signature and title Provenance: The Estate of Andy Warhol
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arhol collaborated with his friend Suzie Frankfurt to produce this cookbook for New York’s beau monde. It includes fanciful recipes for A&P Surprise, Gefilte of Fighting Fish, and Baked Hawaii among others, that were conceived by Frankfurt and hand-lettered by Warhol’s mother.
Andy Warhol Wild Raspberries, 1959 Bound book with 22 blank or offset lithograph pages 6 plates, hand-colored; 12 plates: uncolored. With interleaving colored tissue paper. Book size: 17 x 21 1/2 inches Pink paper cover Paper losses along spine
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ulia Warhola created a work contemporary with her son’s 25 Cats… Andy Warhol said of it, “It featured what she loved to draw most: angels and cats.” An imaginative and irreverent eulogy to Warhola’s favorite feline Hester, it features humorus text to accompany the fanciful illustrations.
Julia Warhola Holy Cats, 1954 Bound book with 21 offset lithograph pages 1 plate, hand-colored; 20 plates, uncolored Book size: 9 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches Hand-colored offset lithograph paper cover Alternate version available: Uncolored paper cover with uncolored bound plates.
Julia Warhola Untitled, c. 1954 Ink drawing Sheet size: 13 5/8 x 11 7/8 inches Signed and dedicated “Andy Warhol Mothers to Ernest” An original drawing for Julia Warhola’s book, Holy Cats.
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n an attempt to gain new commissions, Warhol’s self-published promotional volumes— handmade and personalized—often felt more like gifts. He sent A Gold Book at Christmas in 1957. He traced most of these drawings from photographs featuring handsome youths and then printed them onto gold paper.
Andy Warhol A Gold Book, 1957 Bound book with 22 offset lithograph pages 13 plates, offset lithographs on gold paper; 5 plates, hand-colored offset lithographs; 1 plate, uncolored. With interleaving colored tissue paper. Signed and numbered on the half-page colophon Book size: 14 3/4 x 23 1/8 inches Edition of 100 Gold paper cover with affixed offset lithograph
Alternate version available: With 13 plates, offset lithographs on gold paper; 4 plates, hand-colored; 2 plates, uncolored White buckram cover inscribed in ballpoint pen: “To Mister Varga -Andy Warhol”.
Andy Warhol Hand with Flowers, c. 1957 Hand-colored offset lithograph Sheet size: 14 1/4 x 10 inches Provenance: The Estate of Andy Warhol An unbound plate from: “A Gold Book”
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his book is a playful riff on the classic children’s book. In it, naughty fairies and putti frolic in a garden and Warhol whimsically depicts them engaged in a variety of humorous situations. An amusing tome on love, it is Warhol at his most comical.
Andy Warhol In the Bottom of My Garden, c. 1956 Bound book with 22 offset lithograph pages 1 plate, hand-colored; 19 plates, uncolored Book size: 8 3/4 x 22 1/4 inches Hand-colored offset lithograph paper cover
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his portfolio maps each day of December through characterful interpretations of cultural and historical figures associated with love. Warhol’s illustrations, accompanied by a witty text, show with subtle irony and irreverence famous love stories.
Andy Warhol Love is a Pink Cake, 1953 Portfolio of 25 unbound sheets Offset lithographs Sheet size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches, each Created in collaboration with Ralph Thomas Ward (Corkie), who wrote the poems. The set retains its original tracing-vellum cover.
Andy Warhol A is an Alphabet, 1953 Portfolio of 26 unbound sheets Offset lithographs Sheet size: 9 3/8 x 6 inches, each The set retains its original tracing-vellum cover and red and white title sticker.
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