Original line drawing, Blue ballpoint on manila paper,1950’s, an unsigned work, with Warhol Foundation archive numbers verso

Authenticity : This comes with a certification of provenance from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts reference TOP200.275. No Doubt this will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonne.

Provenance: The Estate of Andy Warhol and thence , the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Acquired from them directly.

Note: Long before his rise to the pinnacle of pop art, Andy Warhol created a series of seductive drawings celebrating male beauty. The book “Andy Warhol Love, Sex & Desire: Drawings 1950-1962” (a copy of which is provided gratis to the buyer of this piece) contains over 300 of these works, mostly done in ink on paper. The sheets show young men, some naked, some in sexually charged poses, others adorned with teasing black hearts.