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Andy Warhol’s portrait of O.J. Simpson, a work that brings together two of the most recognizable names of the 20th century, will be auctioned on May 16
It was 1977, and Andy Warhol was at work on his "Athletes" series, portraits of top sports personalities who, he felt, were gaining cultural prominence just like "the movie stars of yesterday."
It was 1977, and Andy Warhol was at work on his “Athletes” series, portraits of top sports personalities who, he felt, were gaining cultural prominence just like “the movie stars of yesterday.” One of them was then the star running back of the Buffalo Bills: O.J. Simpson. Simpson, then 30, showed up without a football…
The 40 inch-by-40 inch silkscreen ink artwork, coated with acrylic paint and signed by Warhol and Simpson, is part of the enigmatic artist’s so-called Athlete Series, a commissioned set of more than 200 portraits he made in 1977, a decade before his death.