Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987). "Star of Wonder [Christmas card]". Original vintage color offset lithograph. 1960. Printed 1960. Signed in black marker, right margin. Edition unknown, presumed small. Light cream wove paper. The full sheet. Fine impression. Fine condition; fold as issued; unused; blank interior; lot includes original unused Tiffany envelope (embossed "Tiffany & Co. Makers New York"), also in fine condition. Warhol's lifetime Tiffany Christmas cards are scarce, and very rare signed. The most recent sale price we found of a card, unsigned and without the envelope, was $3,000 at Christie's New York, December 1st, 2014, lot #62. In 1956, in addition to all the work Warhol was getting drawing shoes and bags, he was commissioned to design Christmas cards for Tiffany & Co. on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Warhol's cards were subsequently published by Tiffany's every Christmas up to 1962, the year he started to exhibit his paintings of soup cans. Our example offered here is from the original first printing in 1960. The cards were subsequently reprinted in the 1980s. When the card with this image was reprinted the name was changed from 'Star of Wonder' to 'Bird Wreath' and the year 1960 was appended to the title. Copyright © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Overall size: 5 1/16 x 6 7/16 in. (129 x 164 mm). [28736] |1600| {R100} (TL1) uozz~czzz