Description: ANDY WARHOL. Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was an American artist who was a leader of the pop art movement. He produced paintings and silk-screen prints of commonplace images such as soup cans and photographs of celebrities. VINTAGE ORIGINAL POSTER FOR JOHN FORD NOONAN’S BROADWAY SOME MEN NEED HELP PERSONALLY OWNED BY ANDY WARHOL Vintage original poster for John Ford Noonan’s broadway Some Men Need Help personally owned by Andy Warhol. Lithograph on paper, measures 22 by 14 inches, in very fine condition with only light creasing to the left corners and a very small stain to the bottom border, and accompanied with a certificate of authenticity from the Andy Warhol Foundation acknowledging Warhol’s ownership. THE POSTER WAS DESIGNED BY WARHOL AND FEATURES A SCREEN PRINT BASED ON A PUBLICITY PHOTOGRAPH OF PHILIP BOSCO AND TREAT WILLIAMS Some Men Need Help was a two-man play dealing with alcoholism written by John Ford Noonan. It opening at the 47th Street Theatre in New York on October 28th, 1982, but closed the following night. Starring Philip Bosco and Treat Williams it was also produced in association with Jane Holzer, a former Warhol ‘superstar.’ This poster design by Warhol features a screen print based on a publicity photograph of the two actors. The print shows characteristics of Warhol’s work from the 1980s. He has combined blocks of colour which, through their irregularity and breaking out of the image’s frame, appear collaged. On top of this is a printed photographic image and a screen printed linear drawing, which highlights details of the figures. ACCOMPANIED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION ACKNOWLEDGING WARHOL’S OWNERSHIP We were only able to locate one other poster available for sale making the present lithograph extremely rare and highly desirable. It sold for $5,000 in March 2015. Tate. Andy Warhol - Some Men Need Help.
Price: 7500 USD
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Artist: Andy Warhol
Style: Pop Art
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
Date of Creation: 1970-1989
Year: 1982
Width (Inches): 14
Color: Multi-Color
Subject: Men
Originality: Original
Height (Inches): 22
