Created in 1980, this original color screenprint with diamond dust was printed by Rupert Jasen Smith, New York on Arches 88 paper and published by Deutsche Krebshilfe c.V., Cologne, Germany.  Hand-signed on the verso by Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987) in black crayon in the lower right and number AP 50/50 on the verso in the lower right (aside from the total edition which includes 50AP, 5 PP, and 15 TP).

Mildred Scheel was a passionate advocate of philanthropy for cancer research during the 1970s and 1980s.  Both a medical doctor and wife to former German president, Walter Scheel, Mildred was responsible for founding the German Cancer Support Society in 1974.  Andy Warhol sought to immortalize her image in one of his iconic color screenprints which are entirely glistened and accented with diamond dust.  Produced for a fundraiser for Mildred’s German Cancer Support Society, this work is one of the few portraits by Warhol in which he composed identical images juxtaposed side by side.

Frayda Feldman describes this series best:

“Warhol intended his portraits to be seen – as vanitas images, history paintings, or simply glamour poses – he did more than any other artist to revitalize the practice of portraiture, bringing renewed attention to it in the avant-garde art world.  He reflected the desires and dreams of a new decade and expanded his cast to include the latest characters from the world of sports, television, and politics and also dramatically escalated his portrait commissions” (Feldman 3rd ed. pg. 22-3).

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work):

1) Feldman, Frayda and Jörg Schellmann. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962 – 1987. Feldman, F. and Defendi, C. (eds.). Distributed Art Publishers Inc.: New York, 2003.  Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. II.239 on pg. 114.

About the Framing:
Mildred Scheel is featured in a custom designed, modern frame in a sleek black moulding.  The contemporary frame style encases and further features the modernity and grandiose size of the work. All materials are archival and to museum quality standards. The framing is completed with a Plexiglas® cover.