Lot #265: ANDY WARHOL - Heart - Marker drawing on paper

 

Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987).
Title: "Heart [drawing]".
Medium: Marker drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1980.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (235 x 206 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed in black marker and annotated "To Nigel". Light cream wove paper. Fine condition. Provenance: Private collection, Sweden, thence to our consignor. Comment(s): Marker drawings of hearts by Warhol are scarce. Our example is dedicated to Nigel Finch, the English film director and filmmaker whose career influenced the growth of British gay cinema. Drawn on the half title page of “Andy Warhol: Das Graphische Werk 1962-1980” by Hermann Wunsche. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [29078-1-2400]