(10) Muhammad Ali by Andy Warhol Posters

(American/New York/Pennsylvania, 1928-1977). Rare photolithographic posters titled “Muhammad Ali Red”. Captioned at bottom “Muhammad Ali by Andy Warhol”. Copyright symbol at bottom right “1978 Andy Warhol Enterprises”. Warhol photographed Ali in 1977 for his “Athletes Series”. Sight size: 24″ high x 30″ wide. One poster is housed in a black frame measuring: 31″ high x 25″ wide. Provenance: From the estate of Rodney Hilton Brown who operated Hilton Fine Arts, Ltd. , a gallery in Soho, New York in the 1970s. He was a lifelong friend of Muhammad Ali and represented him as an artist at this gallery. Brown collected a significant amount of Ali’s artwork, which was later featured in his book, Muhammad Ali: The Untold Story: Painter, Poet & Prophet. These posters were found in Brown’s attic. Good condition.