**Update** Andy Warhol's print of Marilyn Monroe titles "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" sold on May 8, 2022 for a record-breaking $195 million dollars (with taxes and fees), making it the most expensive piece of 20th Century Art** Christie’s Americas chairman Marc Porter (L) looks on as Christie's chairman, 20th and 21st Century Art, Alex Rotter announces that Christie's will offer will offer Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn painting of Marilyn Monroe during its May Marquee Week of sales at Christie’s in New York, NY, March 21, 2022. The work comes to Christie’s from the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich and all proceeds of the sale will benefit the foundation for its charities. (Photo by Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)
Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe sells for a record breaking $195 Million
NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” has sold for a cool $195 million. That makes the iconic portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever auctioned. The 1964 silkscreen image shows Monroe in vibrant close-up. Christie’s auction house in New York held the sale Monday. Christie’s said an unknown buyer made the purchase. When the auction was announced, they had estimated it could go for as much as $200 million. The Warhol piece has unseated the previous record-holder: another modern master, Jean-Michel Basquiat. His 1982 painting sold for a record $110.5 million at Sotheby’s in 2017.
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