Art Card: Andy Warhol Flowers, scarce Galerie Sonnabend, Paris announcement invitation card with original postmark, 1970

Art Card: Andy Warhol Flowers, scarce Galerie Sonnabend, Paris announcement invitation card with original postmark, 1970

This rarely found original announcement card was for Warhol's 1970 show at Galerie Sonnabend, Paris, "Andy Warhol: Sérigraphies Sur Papier", and the reception for the artist. This card is in very good condition with strong colors. Especially rare stateside. This bears the original 1970 postmark from Europe on the verso of the card as additional provenance. Ileana Sonnabend was the ex-wife and former partner of the legendary art dealer Leo Castelli. She opened a gallery in Paris, but also remained close with her ex-husband and collaborated with him by helping to promote his stable of artists like Warhol, Rauschenberg, Lichtenstein and Rosenquist in Europe. Both Sonnabend and Castelli were instrumental in introducing American pop art to the European establishment creating a worldwide acceptance level for pop artists like Rauschenberg and Rosenquist. A monumental, historic donation was recently made in Sonnabend's honor by her heirs to MoMA. Her name now appears on the MoMA Founders Wall, even though she was a child when MoMA was founded. A rare collectible!
This work has been elegantly framed in a museum quality wood frame under UV plexiglass.
Measurements:
Framed
11.75 inches (vertical) by 11.75 (horizontal) by 2 inches
Art Card:
7 inches (vertical) by 7 inches (horizontal)