607. Andy Warhol (1928-1987) eva mudocci (after munch) (f.&s.iiia.59) the unique silkscreen printed in colours, 1984, with the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board rubber stamp and numbered UP3452 in pencil verso , on Lenox Museum Board, the full sheet, in good condition, the colours fresh, sheet 1016 x 813mm.
est. £70000 – £90000
Eva Mudocci was an English violinist and a lover of Edvard Munch for many years. They met in Paris in 1902, and her image became the basis for one of his most iconic images The Madonna . Eva said of sitting for Munch:
He wanted to paint a perfect portrait of me, but each time he began an oil painting he destroyed it... he had more success with the lithographs... One of these the so-called Madonna (The Brooch) was accompanied by a note that said ‘Here is the stone that fell from my heart’
Eva Mudocci or The Brooch as it is sometimes known, is one of Munch’s most important images, and clearly was an obvious choice for Warhol when he decided to appropriate four of Munch’s most famous lithographs for his series of works based on the artist. The project was initiated by a Norwegian publisher, and an edition was intended, however it never came to fruition, and only a handful of unique works were produced, as well as canvases of some of the subjects.
Immediate and iconic, Warhol’s Eva Mudocci is more than a mere appropriation of Munch’s tender portrait of his lover, he has made her his own, re-imagining her for the 20th century in the same way he approached his other leading ladies Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Greta Garbo and Jane Fonda, to name but a few.
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