Playboy #38 (Warhol)

1990

Richard Misrach

Associated Names
Richard Misrach

Artist, American, born 1949

This is a photograph of a damaged and partially obscured printed image. The photograph features a printed poster or magazine page, showing a person with light-colored hair, holding a can of "Vidal Sassoon" hairspray. The image is severely damaged with numerous holes and tears, the most prominent being a large hole in the center where the face is depicted. Scattered letters and fragments of words can also be seen along the margins. The visible damage imparts a raw, industrial feel to the overall image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chromogenic print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 96.52 × 76.2 cm (38 × 30 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.113

  • Series Title

    Desert Cantos XI: The Playboys

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Swann Auction Galleries, New York, 15 October 2015, lot 345); Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower center in graphite: PLAYBOY #38 (WARHOL) 5/7 © Richard Misrach 1990/1991

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