Not so tough, right - the blue one? Yes.... and no. None of these cards are the same.
A tougher question might be - which is the one I shared last week?
Maybe if I flip them over?
So, top left is the base card - top right is the blue card. Bottom left is the bright yellow back variation, bottom right is the "Grey" back, but it's more of a woodgrain / brown. I guess the good news is that this wasn't a high number, or there'd be even more variations to chase. There is one not shown here - the "flip" variation, which has a glossy back and a rough front. I saw one on eBay for $25, but I am ok with missing out on it, at least for now....
Oh, and Andy Warhol did team up with Topps back in the 80s:
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Andy Warhol (United States, 1928-1987) Pete Rose, 1985 Acrylic on canvas with screen-printed image Cincinnati Art Museum, Museum Purchase: Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Wichgar, 1985.208 © 2015 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
PHOTO PROVIDED BY CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM
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Jeez.. I remember when those "variations" were just a result of the printing process.. More crap from Topps..
ReplyDeleteI knew Andy Warhol. Topps Company, "You are no Andy Warhol."
ReplyDeleteI do think if Topps had parallels that looked more like Warhol Silkscreen prints, I would be happier to chase them. There's usually one appealing parallel and a bunch of ugly looking ones.
DeleteAre the bright backs actual variations acknowledged by topps? Also, I took a shot at a warholian exhibit once
ReplyDeletehttp://garveyceyrusselllopes.blogspot.com/2013/02/theyre-not-funnytheyre-art.html?m=1
Topps lists the odds for the variations, so I believe they are legit. The "flip stock" one is very easy to recognize in person, but pretty much impossible to tell visually, so I am not sure about trying to buy it online.
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