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Andy Warhol
Beethoven
each signed in pencil by the Executor of the Estate of Andy Warhol and the publisher, and numbered 58/60; three also signed by the printer (on the stamped certificate of authenticity on the verso)
the complete set of four screenprints in colors on Lenox Museum Board
sheets: 40 by 40 in. (101.6 by 101.6 cm.)
Executed in 1987, this set is number 58 from the edition of 60 plus 15 artist's proofs, each with the blindstamp of the printer, Rupert Jasen Smith, published by Herman Wünsche.
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each signed in pencil by the Executor of the Estate of Andy Warhol and the publisher, and numbered 58/60; three also signed by the printer (on the stamped certificate of authenticity on the verso)
sheets: 40 by 40 in. (101.6 by 101.6 cm.)
Literature
Frayda Feldman and Jorg Schellmann, Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962-1987, New York, 2003, nos. II.390-393
Catalogue Note
Shortly before his death in 1987, Warhol created a set of portraits of the German composer, widely considered one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time and celebrated
for his innovative and revolutionary compositions which challenged convention and ushered in a new era in music history. Like Warhol, he explored new frontiers of his medium, transcending time and breaking down barriers.
Just as Beethoven was a towering figure during his lifetime, immortalized ever since through his music, Warhol’s iconic image-making process bestows the composer with rock star status.