Interview Magazine (Molly Ringwald Cover) 1985

Year1985

Hand SignedHand Signed and Inscribed By Artist 

Condition Excellent 

Framed with PlexiglassEbonized Wood Frame, 8 Ply Museum Mat 

Purchased fromAuction House 2018 

Story / Additional InfoGood vintage condition. Some light toning to paper as is common with this publication. Interview is an American magazine founded in late 1969 by artist Andy Warhol and British journalist John Wilcock. The magazine, nicknamed "The Crystal Ball of Pop", featured interviews with celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinkers. Interviews were usually unedited or edited in the eccentric style of Warhol's books like "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again". Warhol was actively involved with the magazine and often gave out free copies to people on the streets of Manhattan which he sometimes signed. The magazine is framed. The entire issue is present. Not missing any pages. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID127222

Andy Warhol - United States

Andy Warhol. American. Born Andrew Warhola 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA. Died 1987.Obsessed with celebrity and consumer culture, Pop artist Andy Warhol created some of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Warhol was the most successful and highly paid commercial illustrator in New York even before he began to make art destined for museums and major collections.Andy Warhol would use many mediums to produce art: video, sculpture, painting, and printmaking. He extensively used screen printing from 1962 to 1987.At the start of the 1970s Andy Warhol began publishing Interview magazine and renewed his focus on painting. Works created in this decade include Mao, Skulls, Hammer and Sickles, Torsos and Shadows and many commissioned portraits. His screen-printed images of Marilyn Monroe, Campbell soup cans, and sensational newspaper stories, quickly became synonymous with Pop art. He took what he saw around him and turned it into high art.Warhol’s 1963 8’x13’ Silver Car Crash painting sold in 2017 for $105million. His paintings continue to fetch record prices. His signed and numbered graphics are in great demand worldwide. Art Brokerage is a world leader in marketing secondary prints and original paintings.We are buying and paying cash for inventory now!