One of Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe portraits has become the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever to go under the hammer.
the artist's other Marilyn images have also attracted huge sum at auction in recent years, with 1962's"White Marilyn" selling for"Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," meanwhile, was owned by a succession of high-profile gallerists and collectors before being purchased by the late Swiss art dealer Thomas Ammann.
"Standing alongside Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus,' Da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' and Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon,' Warhol's 'Marilyn' is categorically one of the greatest paintings of all time," he added. The artwork was one of four Warhols in the Ammanns' collection on sale at Monday evening's auction. One of his famous"Flowers" silkscreen paintings went for $15.8 million, and"GE/Skull," which he created in collaboration with the late Jean-Michel Basquiat, fetched over $4.6 million. Warhol's sculpture"Heinz Tomato Ketchup Box" meanwhile sold for more than $478,000.
Elsewhere, works by Robert Ryman, Alberto Giacometti and Lucian Freud also went under the hammer. Two of the biggest sellers were paintings by American artist Cy Twombly,"Untitled" and"Venere Sopra Gaeta," which fetched $21 million and almost $17 million respectively.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Andy Warhol’s $195 Million Portrait Of Marilyn Monroe Breaks Record For Most Expensive American ArtworkI am a Texas native covering breaking news out of New York City. I was previously an editorial assistant at the Forbes London bureau. Follow me on Twitter reporterfield.
Read more »
Andy Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Portrait Sells for Record-Setting $195M“Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” was sold to dealer Larry Gagosian after a four-minute bidding battle.
Read more »
Andy Warhol's ‘Marilyn' Sells for $195 Million, Setting Record for American ArtAndy Warhol’s 1964 portrait of Marilyn Monroe sold for $195 million at Christie’s Monday night, becoming the most expensive work of American art ever sold.
Read more »
Warhol’s Iconic Marilyn Monroe Portrait Sells for $195 Million at Christie’sAn Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe has sold for $195 million at Christie's, setting a record for an American artwork at auction
Read more »
Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe portrait sells for record $195MAndy 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.
Read more »