WARHOL, ANDY
1928 Pittsburgh, PA/USA - 1987 New York
Title: Andy Warhol für die Grünen.
Subtitle: Poster.
Date: 1979/80.
Technique: Colour silkscreen on vellum.
Depiction Size: 101 x 77cm.
Condition:
Folded several times. Remains of old mounting in the corners, small superficial paper loss on the upper right. Slight creases and traces of handling. Occasional minimal stainings. Tear in the upper right corner (backed with adhesive tape on verso, approx. 5cm long). Remains of old mounting on verso as well as slight stainings and slight partial foxing. Otherwise in good condition.
Joseph Beuys asked Andy Wahrhol, to design a poster for the 1980 federal election campaign for the Green Party, which von Beuys co-founded. The poster was produced in two colour variants: black lettering on a green background and green lettering on a white background. The original print run was around 3000 copies. However, some of these were used for the election campaign.
Provenance:
- Kasper König Collection, Berlin.
