Prints + Multiples 
26 February 2020
Julian Schnabel, A Boy from Naples - Image 1 of 1
Prints + Multiples 
Julian Schnabel, A Boy from Naples - Image 1 of 1
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Julian Schnabel b.1951

A Boy from Naples

1986
etching and spit bite aquatint in colors over lithograph 72½ h × 49 w in (184 × 124 cm)
estimate: $2,500–3,500
result: $5,000
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Signed, dated and numbered to lower edge ‘AP 4 Julian Schnabel 86’. This work is an artist's proof apart from the numbered edition of 35 printed by Jeryl Parker Editions, New York and published by Pace Editions, Inc., New York.
provenance: James W. Hyams Collection

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The James W. Hyams Collection

James W. Hyams started collecting art in 1967 when he was a student in college. The first work Hyams purchased—Vegetable Soup Can from Campbell’s Soup I by Andy Warhol—was paid for in installments and hung in his dorm room. A few years later, he purchased his second work by Warhol and from there collecting became a way of life. 

Over the years, Hyams has amassed a stunning collection of prints from 1960s to the present day. From Warhol to Hirst, or Lichtenstein to Doig, his collection is about as contemporary as it gets. Focusing on works that he likes by influential artists, his collection of more than 400 prints is an exceptional survey of the most important art movements of the second half of the 20th century and the start of the 21st century.  

Generous with his collection, Hyams has loaned many works to galleries and universities, sharing his collection with a public audience. Further, his pieces are proudly on display in his home, his acclaimed interior widely published. 

I don't buy pieces that I don't like. But I do have a purpose in my collection. I am interested in buying key artists from the period.

James W. Hyams

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