The most expensive work of art sold in the 20th century is now the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol, as it sold at auction for a record $ 195 million in New York in less than four minutes.
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, made after the actor’s death in 1962, was on display at Christie’s in New York.
According to reports, the buyer was the Larry Gagosianan art dealer in the USA and gallery chain owner.
«Shot Sage Blue Marilyn is the ultimate pinnacle of American pop», he stated Alex Rotter, president of the 20th and 21st century art department at Christie’s. «The table goes beyond the kind of portraitreplacing the art and culture of the 20th century“, He added.
The name of the table, which is based on a Monroe advertising photo from the 1953 film «Niagara Falls »refers to an incident in which a woman used a pistol to shoot four portraits of the actor in Warhol’s studio.
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn was in the collection of Swiss art dealers Thomas and Doris Ammann. In fact, as stated by George Frei, Chairman of the Board of the Thomas and Doris Amman Foundation, the table «testifies to the undiminished visual power [της Monroe] in the new millennium».
He stressed that: “Marilyn, the woman, is gone. The terrible conditions of her life and death are forgotten. All that remains is enigmatic smile which connects her with another mysterious smile of a distinguished lady, the Mona Lisa».
THE Christie’s house said the proceeds from the sale will be donated at the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation, based in Zurich, which works to create programs health care and education for children around the world.
It was noted that the previous record at auction was set in 2015, when a painting by Pablo Picasso from 1955 – Les Femmes d’Alger (Edition O) – sold for $ 179.4 million.
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