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Andy Warhol photographed Muhammad Ali for the first time as part...
TU-ChristiesAndy Warhol photographed Muhammad Ali for the first time as part of his 1977 Athletes series. Sport starts were a natural progression for Warhol and his preoccupation with fame and celebrity status.
‘I said that the athletes were better than movie stars and I don’t know what I’m talking about because athletes are the new movie stars,’ he once said.
Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Muhammad Ali, 1978. The complete set of four screenprints in colours, on Strathmore Bristol paper, 1978, each signed in ink by the artist and subject, numbered 136/150. Each Sheet: 40 x 30 in (1016 x 762 mm). Estimate: $120,000-180,000. This lot is offered in Prints & Multiples on 1-2 November 2016 at Christie’s in New York, Rockefeller Plaza.
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