Soldier with Yo-Yo, Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol
1928 - 1987
Soldier with Yo-Yo

pen and graphite on paper
Sheet: 17 by 14 in. (43.2 by 35.5 cm.)
Framed: 23¼ by 20¼ in. (59 by 51.4 cm.)
Executed circa 1955.

This work is stamped by the Estate of Andy Warhol and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. and numbered VF 246.004 on the reverse.

Condition Report:
This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged along the upper edge of the reverse to the backing board. There is discoloration to the edges of the sheet, most notably along the right edge from prior framing or adhesive, not visible when framed. There are a few scattered soft creases to the sheet, most notably along the lower edge, not visible when framed. There are two pinpoint losses to the sheet along the upper edge, not visible when framed. There are 3 past tears along the edges of the sheet which have been stabilized: the first measuring 1 inch along the upper left edge, the second measuring 1 inch at the left upper edge, the third measuring ⅝ inch the central right edge, all visible upon very close inspection. There are two minute areas of past losses to the sheet along the right edge that have been restored, not visible when framed. Framed under Plexiglas.

Provenance:
The Andy Warhol Foundation

Susan Sheehan Gallery, New York

Sotheby's New York, 6 December 2019, Lot 136

Acquired at the above sale by the above by the present owner