Andy Warhol’s famous portrait of Marilyn Monroe was auctioned in New York for a record $195 million.
Andy Warhol’s (1928-1987) famous silkscreen portrait of Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) has changed hands. The 1964 work sold for $195 million at an auction in New York. The picture thus sets a new record for a work by an American artist. It is also “the most expensive work of art of the 20th century sold at auction”, .
“Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” is one of a series of portraits Warhol made of the actress after Monroe’s death in 1962. It is one of the best-known works of Pop Art and shows the Hollywood star in front of a turquoise background with yellow hair, blue eye shadow and red lips.
Estimated up to 200 million
The portrait of Marilyn Monroe belonged to the collection of a Swiss foundation before it was now auctioned by Christie’s. Pre-sale estimates were up to $200 million. go to charity.
The Warhol painting itself was reportedly sold for $170 million, according to media reports. Additional fees resulted in a final price of $195 million. The previous record for an American artwork at auction was $110.5 million, paid in 2017 for a painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988).
In contrast to some private sales, only once has a price of over $200 million been reached for a work of art – it was Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi”, which was sold in 2017 for over $450 million. The previous auction record for a 20th-century painting was $179.4 million paid for Pablo Picasso’s Les Femmes d’Alger (Version O) in 2015.
Source: Stern
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