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Andy Warhol
Original Christmas Card, plate signed, collection of Herb Nass, Warhol attorney

ca. 1957

$7,500
£5,726.05
€6,558.33
CA$10,507.47
A$11,748.63
CHF 6,162.65
MX$142,304.15
NOK 77,791.32
SEK 73,494
DKK 48,951.43

About the Item

Andy Warhol Original vintage Christmas Card, ca. 1957 Offset lithograph card Plate signed on the front (see close up image) Unnumbered Frame included Offset lithograph card, ca. 1957 The text reads: "christsmas [sic] greetings" Provenance: Personal collection of renowned artists' estate lawyer Herbert Nass, author of "The Wills of the Rich and Famous" - and the attorney who handled Warhol's estate. Nass befriended many of the artists he worked with in the 1980s, including Warhol, and was gifted artworks by them. Plate signed on the front (see close up image) This image is so incredibly scarce, we have yet to find another example. Please let us know if you have any other information, or have seen other examples of this vintage card in any printed literature. (The Warhol Foundation does not, and has never, authenticated Warhol's Christmas cards.) This may be more special than we appreciate. More information from a 2023 articule in Domus: "...Upon his arrival in New York city, Warhol started to look for work as an illustrator and one of his first stops was the Museum of Modern Art, where it is said he went up to a staffer and proposed that he designed Christmas cards for the gift shop. He got the job. Artists often seeked out this kind of jobs to finance their artistic endeavours. Strollers of the 5th avenue were passing by window displays created by the current avant-garde such as Bob Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. In 1956, Tiffany & Co commissioned Warhol to design Christmas cards which rapidly became an annual event for the clients. Indeed, his delicate drawings were bringing artist qualities into commercial goods. His whimsical angels, mischievous leprechauns, stockings and trees filled with ornaments embodied a candid vision of Christmas that would later seem miles away from the artist’s signature paintings which most likely explains why the cards stopped being edited in 1962 – the year he started to exhibit his Campbell’s soup. Perhaps to mark the end of an era, Warhol produced an illustrated gift book with all his whimsical drawings..." This work is held in its original vintage frame. There is no text or writing on the verso. Measurements: Framed 11 inches (vertical) by 7.25 inches (horizontal) by 1.25 inches Artwork: 7.5 inches by 4 inches
  • Creator:
    Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987, American)
  • Creation Year:
    ca. 1957
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Good vintage condition. There is notable uneven toning and browning to the paper, consistent with age (see photograph) but otherwise a solid impression (see photo) with some creasing to the edges as well.
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1745216744572

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