Andy Warhol, Brillo Box Malmö Type (RESERVED), 1968/1990

1968

Edition

One of the 105 (113) Brillo Boxes

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-152911

One of the 105 (113) Brillo Boxes produced posthomously by Pontus Hulten allegedly with the verbal agreement from Andy Warhol. They caused quite a stir in 2007 and the AWAAB decided to down grade this box type. How ever in our opinion that will change in the future. Pontus Hulten has claimed to the day he died that he had an agreement with Andy Warhol to do the boxes. Only he finished the edition not in 1968 but in 1990. It´s a very interesting story. And not all has surfaced yet. Take the Pasadena types from 1970. Andy allowed for 100 to be produced with the express intention that all 100 stayed in the collection. They do to this day. But in the Raisonne an extra 16 boxes are listed. Where is the written agreement to do an extra 16? And so on.... The body of brillos produced for the exhibitions were 105. But 113 was made. We have the invoice stating 105 plus 8 for the printers and carpenters. Yhis is one of these 8. It has never been exhibited and has almost no sign of time. Stored since 1990 in protective paper.