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Alice Cooper kept an Andy Warhol painting in storage for decades after he forgot he had it. Now the rock star is putting the artwork up for auction to give someone who truly values it a chance to own it.
Titled “Little Electric Chair,” the Warhol silkscreen on canvas will be available to purchase through the Larsen Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona. The auction will take place Oct. 23.
Managing director Scott Larsen told The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, that the piece is estimated at $2.5 million to $4.5 million. Cooper was gifted the painting in 1972 by his former girlfriend and model Cindy Lang who bought it for $2,500.
Rock legend Alice Cooper to auction off Andy Warhol artwork
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – An Andy Warhol canvas found years ago in the garage of rocker Alice Cooper could become the highest selling artwork ever in Arizona.
The music legend, who has a home in metro Phoenix, announced Thursday that he would auction off “Little Electric Chair.”
It will be up for bidding on Oct. 23 at an auction organized by the Larsen Gallery in Scottsdale. The gallery estimates it could fetch anywhere from $2.5 million to $4.5 million.
The red acrylic and silkscreen on canvas was part of Warhol’s “Death and Disaster” series between 1964 and 1965. The pop artist often collected images from newspapers and magazines to use as inspiration for his work. Among them were images of the electric chair.
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