artnet on tumblr

about

Explore our blog for the latest on art events, artists, art auctions, gallery openings, and more.

Headlines

    more articles >
    1. Warhol’s Statue of Liberty “If you put on 3-D glasses, it becomes a grainy, black and white 3-D photograph,” Brett Gorvy, the chairman and international head of Postwar and Contemporary Art at Christie’s, told Bloomberg.  He’s referring to Andy Warhol’s 1962 Statue of Liberty, which could sell for more than US$35 million when it’s auctioned at Christie’s on November 14, 2012!  In the work, the Statue of Liberty is shown 24 times, in four rows of six images. Silkscreened in red over green ink on a white background, the piece has a three-dimensional effect, which, in the 1960s, was known from horror movies.  Warhol’s Statue of Liberty “If you put on 3-D glasses, it becomes a grainy, black and white 3-D photograph,” Brett Gorvy, the chairman and international head of Postwar and Contemporary Art at Christie’s, told Bloomberg.  He’s referring to Andy Warhol’s 1962 Statue of Liberty, which could sell for more than US$35 million when it’s auctioned at Christie’s on November 14, 2012!  In the work, the Statue of Liberty is shown 24 times, in four rows of six images. Silkscreened in red over green ink on a white background, the piece has a three-dimensional effect, which, in the 1960s, was known from horror movies. 

      October 08, 2012

      Warhol’s Statue of Liberty

      “If you put on 3-D glasses, it becomes a grainy, black and white 3-D photograph,” Brett Gorvy, the chairman and international head of Postwar and Contemporary Art at Christie’s, told Bloomberg. 

      He’s referring to Andy Warhol’s 1962 Statue of Liberty, which could sell for more than US$35 million when it’s auctioned at Christie’s on November 14, 2012! 

      In the work, the Statue of Liberty is shown 24 times, in four rows of six images. Silkscreened in red over green ink on a white background, the piece has a three-dimensional effect, which, in the 1960s, was known from horror movies. 

      Tags: andy warhol, pop art, artworks, auctions,

    1. werethezoo reblogged this from artnet
    2. elehcim reblogged this from artnet
    3. themanfrominnerspace reblogged this from artnet
    4. theres-no-reason-to-worry reblogged this from artnet
    5. humor-as-therapy reblogged this from artnet
    6. art-emrod reblogged this from artnet
    7. toria-harley-quinn reblogged this from artnet
    8. life-is-samo reblogged this from artnet
    9. wibblywobblymollywolly reblogged this from artnet
    10. davidaedwards reblogged this from artnet
    11. denimjeann reblogged this from artnet
    12. artnet posted this