Lot #1381: ANDY WARHOL - Superman - Color offset lithograph

         

Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987).
Title: "Superman [announcement]".
Medium: Color offset lithograph.
Date: Composed 1981.
Dimensions: Overall size: 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (175 x 175 mm). Image size: 6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (175 x 175 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $800
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $1,200/1,500
Lot Note(s): Signed in white marker, center right. Edition unknown, presumed small (250?). Light cream wove paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine impression. Fine condition. Literature/catalogue raisonne: Paul Marechal, “Andy Warhol Ephemera…Catalogue Raisonne, 1950-1987.” Lyon, France: Les amis du Musee de l’Imprimerie, 2018, Section 8c, no. 36(d); cf. Feldman/Schellmann II.260.
Comment(s): Another impression of this announcement sold for $2,375 (including premium) on April 28, 2015, at Doyle New York, lot #197. This "mini portfolio" card/announcement was created by Warhol and derived from an original version of Superman, copyrighted © by D.C. Comics, Inc. The image was issued as one of the silkscreens in Warhol's famous 'Myths' portfolio, one of his most sought after collections. Our example is one of the set of 10 announcements included in a purple portfolio wrapper with a separate card containing information about the series (folder and information card not part of lot). Published by Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, Inc., New York City. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [28480-1-800-NA]