Julian Opie

Twenty Six Portraits

2006

Artist: (after) Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987) Title: "Interview Magazine (Diane von Furstenberg)" Series: Interview Magazine *Signed by Warhol in black marker inside, on third page Year: 1981 Medium: Offset-Lithography; The complete November, 1981, Vol. XI, No. 11 issue of "Interview" magazine Overall size: 17" x 11" x .25" Condition: One small tear at right center edge of cover page. In otherwise excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Sacaramento, CA; acquired at a rare book fair in Pasadena, CA from notable autograph dealer Christophe Stickel. It is boldly signed on the third page at center right within a Barney's, New York advertisement. This is immediately seen once opening the first cover page. Approx. 90 pages total. We unconditionally guarantee the signature to be authentic. "Interview" is an American magazine founded in late 1969 by artist Andy Warhol and British journalist John Wilcock. The magazine, nicknamed "The Crystal Ball of Pop", features interviews with celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers. Interviews were usually unedited or edited in the eccentric fashion of Warhol's books and "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again". Diane von Fürstenberg (1946-) is a Belgian fashion designer best known for her wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence in 1969 when she married into the princely German House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon von Fürstenberg. Biography: Andy Warhol ( born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist. Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. He managed and produced The Velvet Underground, a rock band which had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock music. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a well known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons. Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. He coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame". Many of his creations are very collectible and highly valuable. The highest price ever paid for a Warhol painting is US$105 million for a 1963 canvas titled "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)". A 2009 article in The Economist described Warhol as the "bellwether of the art market". Warhol's works include some of the most expensive paintings...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Reading in Space II" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1988 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper ...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Devil" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1999 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid paper Lim...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Man Reading" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1988 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbrande...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Man with Glasses" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1988 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper Lim...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Noble Lady" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1992 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded ...

Lambda print in colors, on Fuji color photographic paper dry-mounted to PVC (as issued). Hand signed and numbered in black marker on the reverse. Edition of 36/50. Published by Ala...

Lambda print in colors, on Fuji color photographic paper dry-mounted to PVC (as issued). Hand signed and numbered in black marker on the reverse. Edition of 28/50. Published by Ala...

Lambda print in colors, on Fuji color photographic paper dry-mounted to PVC (as issued). Hand signed and numbered in black marker on the reverse. Edition of 24/50 (there were also 1...

Lambda print in colors, on Fuji color photographic paper dry-mounted to PVC (as issued). Hand signed and numbered in black marker on the reverse. Edition of 34/50. Published by Ala...

Lambda print in colors, on Fuji color photographic paper dry-mounted to PVC (as issued). Hand signed and numbered in black marker on the reverse. Edition of 21/50. Published by Ala...

Dune - Variant: Dune is a 1984 American epic science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch and based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan (in his film debut) as young nobleman Paul Atreides, and includes an ensemble of well-known American and European actors in supporting roles. It was filmed at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City and included a soundtrack by the rock band Toto, as well as Brian Eno. Set in the distant future, the film chronicles the conflict between rival noble families as they battle for control of the extremely harsh desert planet Arrakis, also known as "Dune". The planet is the only source of the drug melange—also called "the spice"—which allows prescience and is vital to space travel, making it the most essential and valuable commodity in the universe. Paul Atreides is the scion and heir of a powerful noble family, whose inheritance of control over Arrakis brings them into conflict with its former overlords, House Harkonnen. Paul is also a candidate for the Kwisatz Haderach, a messianic figure in the Bene Gesserit religion. Besides MacLachlan, the film features a large ensemble cast of supporting actors, including Patrick Stewart, Brad Dourif, Dean Stockwell...