Andy Warhol’s art work is some of the most recognizable and recreated work ever made. His convergence of art and celebrity makes it appeal to a much wider range of public than would normally consume master works.
So it’s super exciting that coming this May Christie’s Auction House will be selling one of, if not THE, most well known pieces. Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964)
“Marylin stands in line with the Mona Lisa, Boticcelli’s Birth of Venus and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon,” says Alex Rotter, Christie’s chairman of 20th- and 21st-century art, at a press conference unveiling the work at Christie’s. He adds that a painting like the Marilyn could fundamentally change “not only Warhol’s market, but the market itself.” The last time one of the five 40in by 40in Marilyns sold at auction, in 1998, the estimated price was between $2m to $3m. It sold for $17m.
In this case, Christies estimates the price could reach a staggering $200,000,000!!!
We will definitely be checking back in on this when the sale arrives.
