Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). "Shell Casing". Brass shell casing (spent cartridge). c1982. Signed on the casing in black marker. Edition unknown, probably 5-7. Condition: Warhol has signed the object twice: ‘Andy’ and then ‘Warhol’. Both signatures are faded. The primary images have been enhanced to properly show the signatures and their placement on the casing. A small trace of paper on the bottom, from the original mounting, remains. Provenance: Borje Bengtsson, Bengtsson Fine Art, Landskrona, Sweden, thence to our consignor. Very rare. According to Borje Bengtsson, who purchased the Galeria Fernando Vijande archive, the casings were originally mounted standing, on light cardboard. When removed, each casing retained a trace of the paper at the bottom, which ours bears. Signed by the artist at the opening of the exhibition "Andy Warhol: Guns, Knives, Crosses" at Galeria Fernando Vijande, Madrid, Spain, December 20, 1982-February 12, 1983. Image copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Overall size: 2 1/8 x 3/8 in. (54 x 10 mm). [29251] |800| {R100} (TL19) tuzz~tozz