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Andy Warhol - opinions please

I have doubts about this Andy Warhol signed Marilyn Diptych magazine cut but would appreciate opinions. Thank you in advance.

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Permalink Reply by Franklin Teng on April 24, 2020 at 11:32am

It doesn't look bad at first glance but I don't like the way how the signature dramatically loops all the way around the top at the end. I have several Warhol autographs and have and never seen this in any example.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 24, 2020 at 1:08pm

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Permalink Reply by beardog1 on April 24, 2020 at 7:53pm

Thank you Franklin Teng and Eric Keith Longo. I was focused on the shape of the "A" but never thought about the hoop over the signature. Appreciate you both sharing your feedback.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 24, 2020 at 8:15pm

You are most welcome. Here is my Andy with an (affordable) 1980 Mapplethorpe postcard:

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Permalink Reply by beardog1 on April 24, 2020 at 8:20pm

Nice. I actually have the signed magazine cut framed with this same postcard. Classic Andy Warhol image.

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Permalink Reply by Richard Booth on April 24, 2020 at 11:49pm

This actually looks good to me. I have seen Andy sign off his signature like this before, although not often.

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Permalink Reply by beardog1 on April 25, 2020 at 7:25am

Thank you Richard Booth. This is encouraging.

I have read a lot of posts discussing variations of signatures which may be related to context (e.g., rushed in-person, meet-and-greet, TTM, etc.). This item appears to be a magazine page which is not much bigger than the exposed Marilyn diptych image (i.e., it is not the whole magazine page but only the image). My guess is someone may have had Andy Warhol sign the image in the magazine and then they may have removed the signed image rather than saving the entire magazine.

It is always a crap shoot when you don't see them signing the item directly, but I appreciate you and other members on this forum sharing your knowledge as I continue to learn.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on April 25, 2020 at 10:52am

I think Richard is probably correct. I definitely wouldn’t rule this one out.

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Permalink Reply by beardog1 on April 25, 2020 at 11:30am

Thank you BallroomDays67. You have given me more hope than where I was when I posted this image.

Carrying my hypothesis forward, perhaps this image was on the bottom of the magazine page and he had no room for a flourish below his signature so put it above while avoiding writing across the main image. Since this is framed, I am reluctant to remove it to see what else I could learn by looking on the back side.

Thank you to everyone on this forum for sharing their expertise and knowledge.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on April 25, 2020 at 12:44pm

It may very well be genuine, but not typical, which is a concern for some. Careful with buying framed items - you never know what is inside. I once found duck tape when I was a framer! :(

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Permalink Reply by beardog1 on April 25, 2020 at 1:59pm

Thanks again, Eric Keith Longo. Potentially having an "atypical" signature is better than what I thought I had before everyone's feedback. I acquired this unframed about twenty years ago and do not recall what is on the back. However, since I had it professionally framed, I hope there was no duck tape involved. ;)

Here is a photo including the Warhol postcard. Sorry about the glare but I am too lazy to take it off of the wall. Seems you and I had similar ideas for our displays. Thank you for all of your help.