Lot Essay
"When I did the first Warhol imitation, in the late 1960s, I was a young artist. I wanted to be a great painter. What better way to do that than to copy a great painting?" - Richard Pettibone
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Train Wreck and Love, Stella # 6
Details
Richard Pettibone (b. 1938)
Train Wreck and Love, Stella # 6
signed, titled and dated 'Train Wreck and Love # 6 R. Pettibone 1970' (on the stretcher)
acrylic and silkscreen ink on shaped canvas, in artist's frame
10 x 18 ¼ in. (25.4 x 46.3 cm.)
Executed in 1970.
Train Wreck and Love, Stella # 6
signed, titled and dated 'Train Wreck and Love # 6 R. Pettibone 1970' (on the stretcher)
acrylic and silkscreen ink on shaped canvas, in artist's frame
10 x 18 ¼ in. (25.4 x 46.3 cm.)
Executed in 1970.
Provenance
OK Harris, New York
Private collection, New York
Anon. sale; Phillips, London, 30 June 2017, lot 230
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection, New York
Anon. sale; Phillips, London, 30 June 2017, lot 230
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Brought to you by
Isabella Lauria