Andy Warhol
(American, 1928-1987)
Kimiko Powers 1971-72
screen print in colors on wove paper, 1981
screen print poster, signed Andy Warhol in marker lower right, printed by Licht Editions Ltd., Denver Colorado, unnumbered from an edition of 250.
image 22 1/16 x 22 1/16in (56 x 56cm); sheet 35 1/8 x 25 1/8in (89 x 64cm)
Provenance:
Property from a Private Southern California Collection.

Literature:
F. Feldman, J.Schellmann, C. Defendi, A. Warhol Andy, Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonne, 1962-1987, II.237 .

Footnote:
Kimiko Powers, together with her husband John, amassed one of the most comprehensive collections of contemporary Pop Art in private hands. In the 1970s Warhol began to accept regular commissions to paint portraits of the rich and famous. The original screen print of Kimiko, completed in 1972, was certainly such a commission. However, the version used here to advertise Warhol’s show at Colorado State University was part of an edition of two hundred and fifty prints that were published to raise funds for a visual arts program sponsoring artists and exhibitions. John Powers had close links to this program and had previously helped to attract internationally recognized artists to show at the university.

Unframed. Good overall; with considerable age toning on reverse, image area, with multiple chip, tears ans creases to edges.