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Brillo Box

Artist Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)

Date1968

DimensionsH: 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm); W: 14 in. (35.6 cm); Depth: 17 in. (43.2 cm)

MediumSynthetic polymer paint and silkscreen inks on wood.

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, by exchange

Object number

2004.37

Not on View

Published ReferencesPost-War and Contemporary Day Sale, London, Christie's, 2004, p.86, repr. (col.) fig. 195.

Frei, Georg and Neil Printz, The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonne Volume 02A, New York, Phaidon Press Limited, 2004, pp. 78 - 84, cat. nos. 721.89 - 721.94, repr. (col.) p. 79 (Private Collection, Switzerland, cat. no. 721.34 illustrated).

Exhibition HistoryStockholm, Moderna Museet; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum; Bern, Kunsthalle; Oslo, Kunsterneshus; Berlin, Neue Nationalgalerie, Andy Warhol, February - April 1968 (date for Stockholm venue only.)Comparative ReferencesSee also Paton,Walter., "Brillo Boxes: Warhol's 1968 Brillo Boxes caused a furore in the art world," CHRISTIE'S MAGAZINE, June/July/August 2004, p.35.