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The 40x40 inch silk-screen Warhol is part of a series of portraits the pop artist made of the star following her death

Andy Warhol's 1964 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' is set to become the priciest 20th-century artwork when it goes under the hammer on Monday.

It’s worth an estimated $200 million

New York, Apr 29 (EFE).- One of Andy Warhol’s iconic paintings of Marilyn Monroe is set to go on sale at Christie’s Auction House and is expected to draw bids in the range of $200 million or more. Completed in 1964, two years after Monroe’s death, “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” can be described as the …

Learn about Andy Warhol's net worth and fortune as Netflix sheds new light on the artist's private life in 'The Andy Warhol Diaries.'

When one of the pop artist’s famed portraits of Marilyn Monroe goes to auction next month, some observers think it could fetch up to half a billion dollars. What is it about this particular work that gives it such potential to break the market?

One of his portraits of Marilyn Monroe is expected to shatter records at auction next month. But was Andy Warhol just an ‘affectless hero’ of the media age? Or was he the greatest and most profound artist of his era?

Christie’s is auctioning ‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ with a $266 million estimate, declaring it on par with the Mona Lisa, even though it is one in a set of five.

Andy Warhols iconic sage-blue background portrait of Marilyn Monroe is tipped to sell for a record-breaking $200 million at auction in the spring

A portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe by 1960s pop icon Andy Warhol will go up for auction in May with an estimated value of $200 million, which would set a record, Christie's announced. The work, "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,&quot