Andy WARHOL 1928-1987 Lot n° 1

Portrait blanc/noir d'Arman, 1986 Acrylique et sérigraphie sur toile Certifié par la Fondation Warhol Signé et authentifié au dos par Fredericks Hughes (co-directeur de la Warhol Estate) 102 x 102 cm Bibliographie: - "Arman, amitié photographique", l'appartement d'Arman, Alain Bizos, Editions Hermann, 2007 (p.249) -"L"histoire de la Galerie Beaubourg", Pierre Nahon, Editions de La Différence, 2009 (p.39) Black & White Portrait of Arman, 1986 Acrylic and silkscreen print on canvas Certified by the Warhol Foundation Signed and authenticated on the back by Fredericks Hughes (Executor of the Warhol Estate) 102 x 102 cm Warhol as seen by Arman: «We were very close from the start, in relation to serial image and the use of ordinary objects. We were were so close, that, in 1962, during the «New Realists» exhibition at the Sidney Janis Gallery, European friends like Martial Raysse, Rotraut Klein and Nikki de Saint Phalle wrote to me to tell me about an artist in New York who did accumulations of objects on canvas, very merry and picturesque. They suggested I consider transposing my accumulations onto canvas as well! And yet, what Warhol does is completely different, and I have never felt threatened by his work, or felt any kind of rivalry for that matter. Andy's most accomplished paintings show everyday images of our civilization. Moreover, he is a true painter, in his relation to color and scale. The Andy that I knew as a friend was always charming, but behind his glossy, seemingly shallow exterior, I always found him to be very watchful. I think he had a well compartmentalized brain and he could function on different levels of complexity at the same time: as an artist, a director, a permanent show, a sociologist, a collector and a philosopher.» Discussion avec Jean Ferrero. Le 17 Novembre 2011. Lors de mes passages à New York, je suis allé plusieurs fois avec Arman chez Andy Warhol. C'était très ennuyeux, il fallait laisser à l'entrée son appareil "Foto" car Andy avait so