Original works from pop art icon Andy Warhol’s formative years are up for sale through June 20 in “Andy Warhol by Hand: The 1950s. »
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They may not be Campbell Soup cans, but tasty, original works from pop art icon Andy Warhol’s formative years are currently under the hammer.
“Andy Warhol by Hand: The 1950s” predates his exploration into screenprinting, according to Artnet Auctions, which is hosting the online sale.
The creme de la creme is Warhol’s ink on paper “Butterfly Lady” circa 1953 — which could bring upwards of $100,000 — the highest pre-sale piece in the 27-lot auction.
“It is a prominent example of a figure with rather androgenous facial features. In fact, it has recently been suggested that this drawing is a self-portrait of the artist in ‘low drag,’ a self-portrait in disguise since he was not presenting himself in drag at the time,” the lot description notes.
