Andy Warhol , 10 Russian Ruble , hand signed by Andy Warhol With the seal and signature of Tony Shafrazy Gallery and the authenticity seal of Grafy.

Andy Warhol , 10 Russian Ruble , hand signed by Andy Warhol With the seal and signature of Tony Shafrazy Gallery and the authenticity seal of Grafy.

Comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Personal Collection Lucio Amelio - Italy

Size: 12 cm W x 6 cm L

Pencil of the Artist: Andy Warhol

Author: Andy Warhol

Technique: Freehand marker

Dimensions: 120 x 60 mm

Number of copies: Unique

Type of paper: Original Rubli

Made in: 1980/1987

License: Andy Warhol

Publisher: Lucio Amelio

Postmark: 10/02/1987

Blind stamp: Lucio Amelio Grafiche Napoli

Lucio Amelio (13 September 1931 – 2 July 1994) was an Italian art dealer, curator, and actor. For decades he contributed to make Naples an international art centre encouraging the dialogue between European and American contemporary arts.

Lucio Amelio was born on 13 September 1931 in Via dei Tribunali in Naples. Due to the Second World War, his family moved several times and settled in 1944 for twelve years in Resina. After graduating in 1949 from Liceo scientifico, Amelio enrolled in architecture studies at the University of Naples. Amelio quickly established himself as a leading figure in the international contemporary art market from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s. In 1965 he opened the Modern Art Agency, a gallery in Parco Margherita dedicated to experimental art. In 1969 he opened the Galleria Lucio Amelio in Naples’ Piazza dei Martiri, which hosted exhibitions of artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Mario Merz, Jannis Kounellis, Keith Haring, Cy Twombly, Dieter Hacker. In 1980 Amelio introduced Joseph Beuys to Andy Warhol, and later that year he organized the exhibition of portraits "by Beuys, Warhol". One of Amelio's most significant achievements was the exhibition Terrae Motus he organized in 1982 following the 1980 Irpinia earthquake in Italy. In 1987, Terrae Motus traveled to the Grand Palais, Paris. The exhibition featured the work of more than 50 artists, including Joseph Beuys, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Keith Haring, Cy Twombly, Miquel Barceló, Tony Cragg, Mimmo Paladino, Giulio Paolini, George Condo, Emilio Vedova, Anselm Kiefer, Philip Taaffe, Donald Baechler, David Bowes, Robert Mapplethorpe, Luciano Fabro, Gilbert & George, Richard Long and many others. Later grouped in a collection, today "Terrae Motus" is on permanent display in the Palace of Caserta. In 1988, Lucio Amelio co-founded an art gallery, Galerie Pièce Unique, in Paris in the middle of Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood.