Andy Warhol's “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” portrait sold for a record $195 million on Monday, making the iconic portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by an American artist ever sold at auction.
By Javier Otazu New York, May 10 (EFE).- A famous Andy Warhol silkscreen of Marilyn Monroe has fetched $195 million at Christie’s, breaking the world auction record for the most expensive 20th-century work. However, the 1964 artwork that has since turned into a globally recognizable icon did not meet the auction house estimates of $200 …
Andy Warhol s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, a portrait of iconic American actress Marilyn Monroe, has sold for a whopping USD 195 million and set a record for the most expensive artwork by a US artist sold at an auction.