Known to shoot one or more rolls of film each day, Andy Warhol jokingly referred to his camera as his “date,” and brought his Polaroid camera (or the latest 35mm point-and-shoot) with him wherever he went. While Warhol’s Polaroids often feature famous faces posing for the camera, his gelatin silver prints provide a more intimate lens into the glamour and grit of the Pop artist’s social circle. These black-and-white portraits capture Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, John Lennon, Debbie Harry, and other celebrity-icons in surprisingly relaxed settings—dining at a restaurant, celebrating at a wedding, or dancing at Studio 54. These snapshots, many of which are unique on the market, epitomize Warhol’s beliefs about art and celebrity: “My idea of a good picture,” he once said, “is one of a famous person doing something unfamous.”
Fred Hughes was Andy Warhol's business manager for more than 25 years. During his time with Warhol, Hughes ran The Factory and was also the publisher of Interview Magazine. He was the executor of the Warhol’s estate when the artist died. Hughes also founded the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Work is framed to archival standards by Handmade Frames of Brooklyn, New York.
Authenticated by The Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. Comes with an Authentication Letter.
All pricing subject to change. Prior to purchase, please confirm current retail pricing and all other relevant information with Hedges Projects.
- Materials
- Silver gelatin print
- Size
- 8 × 10 in | 20.3 × 25.4 cm
- Rarity
- Medium
- Signature
- Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts number also on verso.
- Certificate of authenticity
- Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
- Frame
- Included
- Image rights
- The purchaser is acquiring ownership rights only of the physical work of art described herein, and that this transfer of ownership of the physical work of art does not convey to the purchaser any copyright or reproduction rights except (a) the right to display the physical work of art and (b) reproduce the work only in an exhibition catalog relating to exhibit of the work, and in no other medium. Any other use of the work of art is absolutely prohibited without prior written consent of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, which may be withheld in its absolute discretion. Shipping, tax, and service quoted by seller.
Andy Warhol, Photograph of Fred Hughes on Sofa, 1986, 1986
Known to shoot one or more rolls of film each day, Andy Warhol jokingly referred to his camera as his “date,” and brought his Polaroid camera (or the latest 35mm point-and-shoot) with him wherever he went. While Warhol’s Polaroids often feature famous faces posing for the camera, his gelatin silver prints provide a more intimate lens into the glamour and grit of the Pop artist’s social circle. These black-and-white portraits capture Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, John Lennon, Debbie Harry, and other celebrity-icons in surprisingly relaxed settings—dining at a restaurant, celebrating at a wedding, or dancing at Studio 54. These snapshots, many of which are unique on the market, epitomize Warhol’s beliefs about art and celebrity: “My idea of a good picture,” he once said, “is one of a famous person doing something unfamous.”
Fred Hughes was Andy Warhol's business manager for more than 25 years. During his time with Warhol, Hughes ran The Factory and was also the publisher of Interview Magazine. He was the executor of the Warhol’s estate when the artist died. Hughes also founded the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
Work is framed to archival standards by Handmade Frames of Brooklyn, New York.
Authenticated by The Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. Comes with an Authentication Letter.
All pricing subject to change. Prior to purchase, please confirm current retail pricing and all other relevant information with Hedges Projects.
- Materials
- Silver gelatin print
- Size
- 8 × 10 in | 20.3 × 25.4 cm
- Rarity
- Medium
- Signature
- Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts number also on verso.
- Certificate of authenticity
- Included (issued by authorized authenticating body)
- Frame
- Included
- Image rights
- The purchaser is acquiring ownership rights only of the physical work of art described herein, and that this transfer of ownership of the physical work of art does not convey to the purchaser any copyright or reproduction rights except (a) the right to display the physical work of art and (b) reproduce the work only in an exhibition catalog relating to exhibit of the work, and in no other medium. Any other use of the work of art is absolutely prohibited without prior written consent of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, which may be withheld in its absolute discretion. Shipping, tax, and service quoted by seller.
