Andy Warhol, Self-Portrait, 1986, synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas.
A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the two 1965 Miriam Davidson portraits were consigned by MutualArt. MutualArt has in fact consigned Andy Warhol’s 1986 Self-Portrait, which is currently on view alongside the Miriam Davidson canvases at Bonhams’ 57th Street gallery. We sincerely regret the error.
As part of the public display at Bonhams’ flagship gallery at 111 West 57th Street, notable works by Andy Warhol are currently on view through October 8. Among these is an iconic 1986 Self-Portrait.
Consigned by MutualArt, this striking late-career canvas represents one of Warhol’s most haunting and reflective self-examinations. Executed in synthetic polymer paint and silkscreen ink on canvas, the piece features the iconic “fright wig” motif that defined his final body of work created just months before his death in early 1987. Acquired directly from artist and long-time Warhol assistant Ronnie Cutrone in New York in 1986, the canvas boasts an exceptional, intimate provenance that connects it directly to Warhol’s inner circle.
Reverse view of Andy Warhol’s 1986 Self-Portrait, showing the artist’s signature on the canvas fold
The 1986 Self-Portrait is being exhibited along with two companion 1965 portraits of Miriam Davidson, which depict the same sitter in acrylic spray paint and silkscreen ink on linen. Together, these pieces span two crucial decades of Warhol’s oeuvre – contrasting his mid-1960s Factory portrait commissions with the deeply introspective, starkly stark visual language of his final year. Documented in The Andy Warhol Catalogue Raisonné, the 1965 companion works provide a rich historical backdrop to the late self-portrait, showing his lifelong fascination with identity, repetition, and image-making.
