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Wed, Mar 23, 2022 05:30PM EDT
Lot 66

Andy Warhol, After: Sam The Cat

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000

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Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)After: Sam The Cat, hand colored lithograph (R/S), unsigned, unframed, mounted to mat border.
In the 1950s, Andy Warhol worked as a freelance children’s-book illustrator while sharing a Lexington Avenue apartment with his mother and, purportedly, 25 cats. Warhol created colorful lithographs of the felines in his spare time. In 1954, the artist released the drawings, accompanied by his mother’s calligraphy, in the limited-edition book 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy.

9.5 x 7 inches mat.

Private collection, Canada.

Condition

Excellent condition, no notable flaws.

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