ANDY WARHOL (Pittsburgh 1928–1987 New York) Committee 2000. 1982 Colour screenprint. 965/2000. Signed in pencil lower right: Andy Warhol, as well as with the copyright stamp on the reverse: © ANDY WARHOL 1982. Image 51 × 50.5 cm on Lenox Museum Board 76.3 × 51 cm. Published by the Committee 2000, Munich. Printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York (with the blindstamp). Professionally restored. Catalogue raisonné: Feldman/Schellmann, no. II.289.

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