Andy Warhol
1928 - 1987
American
Wayne Gretzky #99 (F.&S. II.306)
colour screenprint on Lenox Museum Board, 1984
signed and signed by Wayne Gretsky and editioned 23/300
40 x 32 in, 101.6 x 81.3 cm
preview at: Heffel Toronto – 13 Hazelton Ave
provenance
Douglas Udell Gallery, Edmonton
Private Collection, USA
literature
Frayda Feldman and Jörg Schellman, editors, Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1962 - 1987, 4th edition, 2003, page 133, catalogue #II.306
exhibited
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Andy Warhol, July 21 – October 24, 2021, same image
The catalogue raisonné states that there are 300 prints in the edition, 50 Artist's Proofs, 6 Printer's Proofs, signed and numbered in pencil lower left. Some prints are also signed by Wayne Gretzky. There are 46 TP signed and numbered in pencil on verso by the executor of The Estate of Andy Warhol on a stamped certificate of authenticity. The edition was printed by Rupert Jasen Smith in New York and published by Frans Wynans, Vancouver.
Few figures feel as iconic as Wayne Gretzky and Andy Warhol. Created in 1984, this vibrant silkscreen captures Gretzky at the height of his early career, seen through Warhol’s unmistakable Pop Art lens.A genuine admirer and collector of Warhol’s work, Gretzky embraced the opportunity to sit for the artist. Warhol himself saw Gretzky as more than an athlete, calling him an entertainer, and this portrait reflects that larger-than-life presence. A compelling intersection of art and sport, this silkscreen print stands as a lasting testament to two legends at the peak of their influence.
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