Ball-point drawing. With the stamp of the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board and the handwritten number “A 131.976” on the reverse. On slightly structured wove paper. 43.7 x 35.8 cm. , size of sheet. [EH].

• Andy Warhol, the titan of Pop Art, was a brilliant draftsman with an unerring line.
• These early, highly simplified portraits from the 1950s attest to Andy Warhol’s remarkable graphic talent.
• Formerly in the collection of Frederik Hughes, Andy Warhol’s close advisor, publisher of Warhol’s magazine “Interview,” and later a founding member of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
• In 2019, the New York Academy of Art presented an exhibition of his drawings titled “Andy Warhol: By Hand”, helping to bring new attention to this group in his oeuvre.

Frederik Hughes, New York. Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (1998). Private collection, Germany

In good condition, with a small, slightly brownish discoloration in the lower right corner of the paper. There is a minimal crease along the right margin.