Lot #1334: ANDY WARHOL - Self-Portrait (Fright Wig) - Acrylic and ink on paper

 

Artist: Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987).
Title: "Self-Portrait (Fright Wig)".
Medium: Acrylic and ink on paper.
Date: Composed 1986.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 3/8 x 7 9/16 in. (289 x 192 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $7,000
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $10,000/15,000
Lot Note(s): Signed lower right. Unique. Fine condition with bold orange color.
Comment(s): “Warhol’s ghostly portrait emerges from a seemingly infinite black void. The artist’s decision to wear a black turtleneck allows for his neck, shoulders and torso to disappear, focusing the attention on his sunken features. His skull-like face, gaunt and boney, wears an impenetrable, piercing stare that is juxtaposed by the electricity of his wig.” Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [29394-2-7000-NA]