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How can you tell if a Warhol is real?
To tell if a Warhol is real, you can compare your piece's signature to images available on trusted online resources. The American Pop artist changed his signature over the years, moving away from hand-signing to rubber stamping his works in the 1960s. As a result, you should look for examples that are roughly the same age as your artwork. Because authenticating art can be difficult without training and experience, experts generally recommend enlisting the help of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer when authenticating works by Warhol. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Andy Warhol art.
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Deluxe Signed Edition of Film Festival Lincoln Center (Feldman & Schellmann, II)
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Deluxe Signed Edition of Film Festival Lincoln Center (Feldman & Schellmann, II.19), 1967 Silkscreen, die-cut on opaque acrylic Edition 2/200 (Signed and numbered on the back with engraving pen) Hand-signed by artist, As this work was done on acrylic, Warhol signed and numbered it by hand on verso with an engraving needle. Printed date with copyright Frame included: Elegantly framed in a museum quality wood frame with UV plexiglass. A die-cut window has been created in the back of the frame to reveal Warhol's incised signature and edition Publisher: Leo Castelli, New York Printer: Chiron Press, New York Catalogue Raisonne: Feldman & Schellmann, II.19 This work is often hung and displayed both vertically and horizontally - see photos for inspiration This work is one of only 200 done on opaque acrylic rather than wove paper, signed and numbered on the opaque acrylic by Andy Warhol with an engraving pen. (Separately, there was an unsigned edition of 500 on wove paper). What distinguishes this rare, extremely desirable signed edition of 200, other than that it is signed and numbered by hand by Andy Warhol, is that the black graphic text FIFTH NEW YORK is placed directly over the text Film Festival of Lincoln Center; whereas in the edition of 500, the text black text FIFTH NEW YORK is placed on top of the white text. An innovative feature that appears in this special edition is a perforated line running across the surface of the print, at its triangular cut out sides, mimicking the tear line present in real commercial movie admissions tickets. Chiron Press commissioned by Lincoln Center, devised a special process expressly to imprint the edition with this perforation using a die cut stamp. This work is quintessential early Warhol, with characteristic bright neon colors, featuring text, along with the artist's very recognizable flower motif. The Lincoln Center ticket...
Category

1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Plastic, Mixed Media, Screen

Exposures (Deluxe Edition) Monograph Hand Signed, Numbered #1 by Andy Warhol COA
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Deluxe Collectors' Edition of Exposures (Hand Signed and Numbered), 1979 Hardcover Monograph in leather with gilt edge and stamped in gilt. Hand signed by Andy Warhol on...
Category

1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Graphite, Lithograph, Offset

“Andy Warhol Tate Gallery Exhibition Poster 1971”
By Andy Warhol
Located in Southampton, NY
This is a vintage exhibition poster for an Andy Warhol exhibition held at The Tate Gallery in London from February 17 to March 28, 1971. The poster features Andy Warhol's iconic ima...
Category

1970s Pop Art More Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph, Board

To Earl and Camilla Love Andy Warhol unique heart drawing in monograph Signed 2x
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol To Earl and Camilla, Love Andy Warhol, 1979 Original Heart Drawing held in book with unique dedication to Earl and Camilla McGrath (Signed Twice by Andy Warhol) This uniq...
Category

1970s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

Unique portrait of Roy Lichtenstein, Authenticated by the Andy Warhol Foundation
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol Portrait of Roy Lichtenstein, 1975 Polaroid dye-diffusion print Authenticated by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, bears the Foundation stamp verso Also acc...
Category

1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

Materials

Polaroid

Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie II) (Feldman/Schellmann II.14), Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Title: Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie II) Year: 1966 Medium: Silkscreen in colors on wove paper Size: 24 x 30 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Sig...
Category

1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

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