Warhol's 'Marilyn' Painting Sells for $195M
2022-05-11
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1A famous painting of Marilyn Monroe by American artist Andy Warhol sold for $195 million on Monday.
2That is the most ever paid in a public sale for a work by an American.
3Warhol painted "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" in 1964.
4The colorful image shows Monroe with yellow hair, blue eye shadow and bright red lips, with a rich blue background.
5The sale took place at Christie's auction house in New York.
6Representatives from Christie's said the painting became the costliest work of art from the 20th century ever auctioned.
7The Warhol painting passed the earlier record holder, Jean-Michel Basquiat.
8His 1982 painting "Untitled" of a skull-like face sold for a record $110.5 million in 2017 at Sotheby's in New York.
9Warhol created more than one image of Monroe.
10The "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" painting has been shown in museums around the world.
11Christie's said an unnamed buyer made the purchase Monday night.
12When the auction was announced earlier this year, Christie's estimated it could go for as much as $200 million.
13"It's an amazing price," said Alex Rotter, chairman of Christie's 20th and 21st century art department.
14"Let it sink in, it's quite something."
15The earnings of the sale will go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which put the painting up for auction.
16The foundation aims to help children with health care and educational programs.
17I'm Ashley Thompson.
1A famous painting of Marilyn Monroe by American artist Andy Warhol sold for $195 million on Monday. That is the most ever paid in a public sale for a work by an American. 2Warhol painted "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" in 1964. The colorful image shows Monroe with yellow hair, blue eye shadow and bright red lips, with a rich blue background. 3The sale took place at Christie's auction house in New York. Representatives from Christie's said the painting became the costliest work of art from the 20th century ever auctioned. 4The Warhol painting passed the earlier record holder, Jean-Michel Basquiat. His 1982 painting "Untitled" of a skull-like face sold for a record $110.5 million in 2017 at Sotheby's in New York. 5Warhol created more than one image of Monroe. The "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" painting has been shown in museums around the world. 6Christie's said an unnamed buyer made the purchase Monday night. When the auction was announced earlier this year, Christie's estimated it could go for as much as $200 million. 7"It's an amazing price," said Alex Rotter, chairman of Christie's 20th and 21st century art department. "Let it sink in, it's quite something." 8The earnings of the sale will go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which put the painting up for auction. The foundation aims to help children with health care and educational programs. 9I'm Ashley Thompson. 10_____________________________________________________________ 11Words in This Story 12eye shadow -n. a kind of makeup worn on the eyelids 13background -n. the part of a scene or picture that is farthest from the viewer 14skull -n. the bones that form the head 15amazing -adj. causing great surprise or wonder 16We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page.