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Thread started 12/02/99 12:04am

Andy Warhol portrait of Prince to be auctioned

There will be an auction selling of a prince portrait painted by Andy Warhol(!) in Paris France on Saturday december 11th at 8:30 PM. On it, he looks like Prince from his new wave/punk days even though it was painted around 85/86. It's made of acrylic and silk screening inks on fabric. Its size is 51 cm by 40,5 cm. (Divide by 2,5 to get inches).



The name of the auction seller is Pierre Cornette de Saint Cyr (you don't get more french than that). Adress: 44, avenue Kleber 75016 PARIS. Telephone : 01 47 27 11 24. Fax: 01 45 53 45 24.



The actual sale will take place at DROUOT MONTAIGNE. Adress: 15, avenue Montaigne 75008 PARIS FRANCE Phone: 01 48 00 20 91. Fax: 01 48 00 20 83.



The paintings can usually be seen on the morning they're sold.



No indication of the price was given.


Update: Here is a scan of the portrait:
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