Andy Warhol Foundation is selling his collection
The first online auction Christie's, in which will be put up for sale 125 works from the collection of Andy Warhol Foundation, will be held from February 26 to March 5
Christie's announces the launch of an online auction, "Andy Warhol @ Christie's», opening a series of auctions that will be held in the framework of long-term cooperation with the Foundation for the auction house Art of Andy Warhol. Throughout the whole week (from February 26 to March 5) Collectors are able to register for the auction and compete with each other for the right to possess any of the 125 works that include paintings, drawings, photographs and samples of lottery drawing by Andy Warhol.
Estimeyty lots offered for sale as part of the first online auction, dedicated to the works of Andy Warhol, ranging from 600 to 70,000 dollars. This format allows participants bidding auction is place your bet on a particular lot, stay up to date on the new rates on the same lot on the phone. Similarly, we can arrange delivery of the acquired business and make a purchase from anywhere in the world.
During 2013 Christie's plans to hold a number of other exclusive online auction in conjunction with the Foundation for Art, Andy Warhol, thus becoming the first auction house, organizing online auction dedicated post-war and contemporary art. The coming week online auction will be the second stage of cooperation between the auction house and the Foundation for Art, Andy Warhol, in which in November 2012 had already passed the live auction, dedicated to the work of Warhol, brought together a total of 17 million dollars. Proceeds from the sales will be directed to the Foundation grants and programs designed to support the artists and various non-profit organizations.
Toplots trading
«The point is not to live forever, but the fact,
to create something that will live on after you».
Andy Warhol
to the undisputed top auction lots is a unique 1946 lithograph entitled "I'll always love your kisses" (estimate 3-5 thousand dollars) , the image of lips which repeats the prints left by the lips of Marilyn Monroe. A series of works by Warhol, production company dedicated to Campbell, presented a hoax of a can of soup in 1964 (estimate 50-70 thousand dollars).
 Andy Warhol I will always love your kisses. 1964 Color lithograph Estimate: 3-5 thousand dollars Source: Press Release Christie's | Campbell soup with chicken and rice . around 1964 Tin, concrete Estimate: 50-70 thousand dollars Source: Press Release Christie's |
Silkscreen "New Coke", dated around 1985, is a semi-abstract image inverted cans, from which the soft drink (estimate 25-35 thousand dollars). also presents a unique collectors a Polaroid called "Coca", estimated at 5-7 thousand dollars, and the imprint left by spilled drink on a sheet of paper, called "Splash Cola" (estimate 6-8 thousand dollars).
 Andy Warhol New Coke. Circa 1985 Color silkscreen Estimate: 25-35 thousand dollars Source: Press Release Christie's | Kok. 1984 Polaroid Estimate: 5-7 thousand dollars Source: Press Release Christie's |
put up for sale to create about 1986 t-shirt, which in screen printing technique is a depiction of the famous "Andy Warhol's Self-Portrait in a wig" (estimate 15-20 thousand dollars).
Amy Kappellatstso, Head of Post-War and Contemporary Art Christie's: «Bidding similar format - a great way to sell and purchase works by Andy Warhol. His dream of universal access to art making it a kind of precursor to the era of the Internet».
Online Exhibition: http://www.christies.com/warhol .
Online auction: http://onlineonly.christies.com .
Start Trading 26 February 10:00
CLOSING: March 5 at 10:00
Payment: by credit card, payment must be made by 23:59 March 7, 2013
Source : Press Release Christie's
