ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)

Name: Three Blind Mice
Brand: ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Price: 9000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised USD 11,250

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USD 5,000 - USD 7,000

Closed: 30 Oct 2013

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Three Blind Mice

ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)

Price Realised USD 11,250

Closed: 30 Oct 2013

Price Realised USD 11,250

Closed: 30 Oct 2013

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ANDY WARHOL (1928-1987)
Three Blind Mice
ink and watercolor on paper
22 5/8 x 28 5/8 in. (57.5 x 72.7 cm.)
Drawn circa 1957.

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Lot Essay

Warhol began working with the blotted line while a student at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). The artist utilized this technique to create a variety of illustrations along a similar theme by using line drawings created on a piece of non-absorbent paper. The drawings were then hinged to a second sheet of absorbent paper with tape and then inked over with a fountain pen. Warhol would then transfer the ink onto the second sheet by folding along the hinge and lightly pressing or “blotting” the two papers together. This technique created a characteristic style that Warhol became known for and the works were often finished with a touch of watercolor.