Lot #1706: EVELYN HOFER - Andy Warhol with His Paintings of Liz Taylor - Original toned vintage photogravure

 

Artist: Evelyn Hofer (German/American, 1922-2009).
Title: "Andy Warhol with His Paintings of Liz Taylor".
Medium: Original toned vintage photogravure.
Date: Composed c1964. Printed 1964.
Dimensions: Image size: 10 7/8 x 8 5/16 in. (276 x 211 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $225
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $300/400
Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition;affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Provenance: Private collection, Mexico City.
Comment(s): Hofer was a German-American portrait and documentary photographer. Hilton Kramer, the former chief art critic at ‘The New York Times’, hailed Hofer’s “quality for pure observation” and once called her “the most famous unknown photographer in America.”. [26712-2-225-NA]