Bought!
A famed Andy Warhol silkscreen of Marilyn Monroe offered for $170 million at a Christie’s charity auction Monday evening.
The piece was anticipated to make built record as the most high priced piece of American artwork ever sold but fell just quick.
Pablo Picasso’s 1955 painting “Les Femmes d’Alger (Model ‘O’)” holds that report and was marketed for $179.4 million in 2015.
The auction household estimated Warhol’s 1964 painting at $200 million in advance of the function.
The id of the winning bidder was not right away exposed.
All proceeds from Lot 36A will go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Basis Zurich, which place the portray up for auction. The basis aims to help kids with wellbeing care and academic plans.
Against a blue qualifications with popping red lips, the beloved actress’ picture has been shown in museums close to the entire world.
The painting has a intriguing backstory. Initially a person of five silkscreens painted in 1964, the 40-by-40-inch prints had been stored in a stack at Warhol’s New York studio, The Manufacturing facility.
In accordance to Artsy, general performance artist, Dorothy Podber stopped by and asked if she could “shoot” them, and he stated yes, presuming she intended with a camera. Podber pulled out a revolver and shot all but the turquoise print in the brow.
Warhol had the 4 paintings restored and they grew to become regarded as the “Shot Marilyns.”
All 5 paintings have been sold for various quantities of dollars more than the yrs. Initial, in 1967, the blue background portray marketed for $5,000. The orange track record bought for $17.3 million in 1998, then went to hedge fund manager Ken Griffin for a rumored $200 million-moreover.
“‘Shot Sage Blue Marilyn’ is the absolute pinnacle of American pop,” Alex Rotter, chairman of 20th and 21st Century Artwork at Christie’s, claimed of the piece. “The painting transcends the style of portraiture, superseding 20th-century art and tradition. Standing alongside Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus,’ Da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ and Picasso’s ‘Les Demoiselle d’Avignon,’ Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ is 1 of the greatest paintings of all time.’
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