ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)

Name: Sophia Loren's Hands
Brand: ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Price: 2200.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 2,750

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USD 3,000 - USD 5,000

Closed: 30 Oct 2013

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Sophia Loren's Hands

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)

Price Realised USD 2,750

Closed: 30 Oct 2013

Price Realised USD 2,750

Closed: 30 Oct 2013

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ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Sophia Loren's Hands
unique gelatin silver print
8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1983.

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Lot Essay

Warhol's interest in the power of celebrity in America revolved around his childhood adulation of Hollywood, and the numerous film magazines that he read growing up that tracked the secret lives of the stars he admired. He remained fascinated with the subject of truth and reality in Hollywood throughout his life and made numerous references in the about the latest gossip coming from the tabloids. This photograph served as a study created for , a print that was published for the portfolio ; created to raise funds for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.