Title: Neuschwanstein
Medium: Offset lithographic poster with screenprint in colours, 1987, on varick rag paper, with the printer's blindstamp, the full sheet printed to near the edges, with the stamped signature, annotated 'MISC 03.1327' by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in pencil verso
Edition: From the numbered edition of 1200 + 250 artists proofs
Printed by: Rupert Jasen Smith, New York
Published by : Co-published by Edition Schellmann, Munich & New York, and Verlag Sabine Knust, Munich
Note: This was one of the last prints Warhol made before his untimely death that same year. Neuschwanstein was created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Bavarian Reinsurance Company in Munich, Germany. The Neuschwanstein Castle is perched over the Bavarian village of Hohenschwangau. It is a Neo-Romanesque palace that was built as a getaway home for King Ludwig II. After his death, it became open to the public and has had more than 61 million visitors. Due to its enchanting, majestic and larger than life qualities, it has been included in many films and is said to have been the inspiration for Disneyland’s Magic Castle.
Size: Sheet 908 x 620mm (35 3/4 x 24 3/8in)
Reference: Feldman & Schellmann: Andy Warhol Prints, A catalogue Raisonne 1962/1987 : Number 372
Literature: Museum of Modern Art, Edition Schellmann, 1969-1989, exh. cat., New York, 13 November - 13 March 1990, p. 294
