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Iconic Andy Warhol Painting of Marilyn Monroe Sets Record at Auction

Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, has become the highest-priced piece of American artwork sold at auction, according to The New York Times.“We did sell the most expensive painting of the 20th century,” Christie’s specialist Alex Rotter told the paper. “This is a big achievement.”The previous record had been a Jean-Michel Basquiat skull painting that was sold at Sotheby’s in 2017 for $110.5 million.Before Monday’s sale, the painting had been described by Christie’s as “one of the rarest and most transcendent images in existence,” according to CNN.Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, which was based on a publicity shot from the 1953 film Niagara, has been shown in galleries worldwide, including the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Tate Modern in London.
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