Warhol painting of Marilyn Monroe expected to fetch $200m at auction
Warhol painting of Marilyn Monroe expected to fetch $200m at auction
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Warhol painting of Marilyn Monroe expected to fetch $200m at auction
Andy Warhol's iconic sage-blue background portrait of Marilyn Monroe is tipped to sell for a record-breaking $200 million at auction.
The work is "poised to be the most expensive painting of the 20th century ever sold at auction".
Andy Warhol’s iconic sage-blue background portrait of Marilyn Monroe is tipped to sell for a record-breaking $200 million at auction in the spring, Christie’s announced Monday. The auction house said it expects Warhol’s 1964 Shot Sage Blue Marilyn to become the most expensive 20th century artwork when it goes under the hammer in New York in May.
One of Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe portraits could become the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever to go under the hammer, with auctioneer Christie's expecting bids 'in the region of' US$200 million.