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Warhol's portrait of Marilyn Monroe auctioned for $195 million

An iconic 1964 portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop artist Andy Warhol was sold at Christie's for a record $195 million (€185 million) on Monday.

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Andy Warhol's Shot Sage Blue Marilyn has sold at auction for £158m

The famous image, created in 1964, is a close-up portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe, depicted in vibrant block colours, with yellow hair, blue eyeshadow and red lips on a blue background.

Daily Record

First Thing: White House accuses Putin of ‘revisionist history’

US plans extra $40bn aid package for Ukraine amid concern over Russian missiles striking Black Sea port. Plus, Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe sells for $195m

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Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe painting sells for record-breaking £157.8m at auction

Shot Sage Blue Marilyn is one of the many paintings Warhol made after Monroe died in 1962

The Independent UK

Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sells for record £158 million at auction

The famous image of Marilyn Monroe was created in 1964

Evening Standard

Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Auction Nabs $195M; Highest for US Artist

Andy Warhol's "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" sold for a cool $195 million on Monday, making the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive artwork by a US artist ever sold at auction. The 1964 silkscreen image shows Monroe in vibrant close-up - hair yellow, eyeshadow blue and lips red…

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Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sells for record-breaking £158m

The famous image, created in 1964, is a close-up portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe, depicted in vibrant block colours

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Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sells for £158 million at auction

The famous image of Marilyn Monroe was created in 1964.

The Independent UK

Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe painting sells for £157.8m at auction

Shot Sage Blue Marilyn is one of the many paintings Warhol made after Monroe died in 1962

The Independent UK

Andy Warhol's Portrait Of Marilyn Monroe Breaks Auction Records With $195M Sale

Andy Warhol’s 1964 silk-screen “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” fetched $195 million at a Christie’s New York auction on Monday, marking the highest such amount paid for both an American and a 20th-century artwork.

Benzinga

Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe fetches record $195m: Christie's

NEW YORK: An iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop art visionary Andy Warhol went under the hammer for $195 million Monday at Christie's, becoming the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at public auction.

Bangkok Post

Warhol's 'Marilyn' auction nabs $195M; highest for US artist

Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” has sold for a cool $195 million

The Independent UK

Warhol's 'Marilyn' sells for $195 million, most ever for US artist

On Monday night, a 58 year-old silkscreen by Andy Warhol sold at Christie’s for a record $195 million.

Tribune News Service

A Warhol 'Marilyn' brings a record auction price, $195 million

The price was the highest ever at auction for an American artwork. The portrait was auctioned by Christie's in New York.

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Warhol's Marilyn Monroe portrait sold for $195 million, setting modern record

In the context of financial markets in free-fall, appetite for high-end art is seemingly not bottomless.

The Guardian - UK

Donald Baechler obituary

Artist whose breezy-looking, childlike paintings, often of flowers or faces, drew on an eclectic mix of movements and schools

The Guardian - UK

‘Most music comes from really abject origins’: Jarvis Cocker interviewed by Olivia Laing

The pop pioneer talks to the author about his creative education via nightclubs and the dole, his teenage masterplan and the enduring inspiration of the everyday

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Warhol Monroe Portrait Set to Smash Records at New York Sales

An Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe worth an estimated $200 million headlines this month's spring sales in New York that collectors say are among the most anticipated ever. Christie's expects Warhol's 1964 "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" to become the priciest 20th century artwork when the auction house puts it…

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The Independent UK

Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe and the darker side of the Sixties

Nearly 60 years after they were first created, Warhol’s portraits of the ill-fated Hollywood star continue to fascinate us, writes Harriet Fletcher

WEKU

An intimate look at Jean-Michel Basquiat's art, courtesy of his family

"Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure" opened recently in New York City. It features 200 never-before-seen and rare paintings, drawings and artifacts from Basquiat, who died in 1988 at age 27.

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Sotheby’s Celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee with Exhibition of Royal Portraits

Sotheby’s announced an exhibition that marks Queen Elizabeth's 70-year rule with works of art portraying queens who have ruled throughout history, reported the German News Agency. The exhibition features the iconic "Armada portrait of Elizabeth I" described as "one of most seminal images of female power ever created,” depicting the…

Bangkok Post

Sharing optimism through art

Three Thais reveal their interpretation of 'a beautiful life' and the inspiration behind their creations.

The Independent UK

Pamela Rooke: Punk’s queen of provocation known as Jordan

Fearless King’s Road regular became the face of the movement and helped shape an entire subculture

The Guardian - UK

Snip it up and start again: the woman who’s reworking the photography canon

Photographer Justine Kurland has sliced and collaged images from 150 renowned books by white male photographers from Brassaï to Stephen Shore. She explains why

The Guardian - US

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s art collection and personal items up for auction

Among the late supreme court justice’s items up for sale are a mink coat, ceramics by Picasso and sculptures by Glenna Goodacre

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