# Andy Warhol Portrait circa 1955 Signed Unique Drawing Framed

**Andy Warhol**  
**Portrait, circa 1958**  
black ballpoint pen on paper   
paper: 15 5/8 x 12 3/4 inches  
frame: 23 1/2 x 18 1/4 inches  
signed “Andy Warhol" in black ballpoint pen and inscribed "M. G.” lower left  
Drawn circa 1958.  
Floated Silver Leaf wood frame with white mat  
Excellent condition, paper with ripples, extreme right corner irregular; due to age, there may be minor condition variances from the condition depicted in the lot photographs.  

**Provenance**  
Prominent Private Collection, New York, acquired directly from Andy Warhol  
Mimi Gross, New York  
Private Collection, New York  
O’hara Gallery, New York  
Thence by decent  
Private Collection, New York

A 1950s drawing by Andy Warhol depicting Mimi Gross reflects the intimate, interconnected nature of the downtown New York art scene during that period, when Warhol was still working primarily in commercial illustration and developing the stylized line work that would define his early reputation. Mimi Gross, the daughter of sculptor Chaim Gross and later wife of artist Red Grooms, moved within a close-knit circle of young artists who were beginning to challenge the boundaries between fine art, performance, and illustration.

In this context, Warhol’s portrait of Gross can be understood less as a formal studio work and more as part of his social and professional exchange with fellow creatives. Gross herself would go on to become a significant multidisciplinary artist, collaborating extensively with Grooms on major installation works such as Ruckus Manhattan and participating in the emergence of immersive, theatrical installation art in the 1960s and 70s.[](https://www.josephklevenefineartltd.com/)

## Details

- **Price:** 12000.0 USD
- **Vendor:** JKLFA
- **Type:** Fine Art > Drawings
- **Tags:** Andy Warhol, Drawing, no-returns, Unique, Warhol

## Variants

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## Images

- Andy Warhol Portrait circa 1955 Signed Unique Drawing Framed
- Andy Warhol Female Portrait c. 1955 Signed Unique Drawing Framed - Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. 
- Andy Warhol Female Portrait c. 1955 Signed Unique Drawing Framed - Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. 
- Andy Warhol Female Portrait c. 1955 Signed Unique Drawing Framed - Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. 
- Andy Warhol Female Portrait c. 1955 Signed Unique Drawing Framed - Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. 
- Andy Warhol Female Portrait c. 1955 Signed Unique Drawing Framed - Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. 
- Andy Warhol Female Portrait c. 1955 Signed Unique Drawing Framed - Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. 
- Andy Warhol Female Portrait c. 1955 Signed Unique Drawing Framed - Joseph K. Levene Fine Art, Ltd. 

## Additional Information

- **Artwork Title:** Female Portrait
- **Artist:** Andy Warhol
- **Size:** 15 5/8 x 12 3/4 inches
- **Signature:** signed “Andy Warhol" in black ballpoint pen and inscribed "M. C.” lower left
- **Date:** 1955
- **Medium:** black ballpoint pen on paper
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