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Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe could break
auction record

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Posted By: Imright, 3/23/2022 11:31:57 AM

An iconic image of Marilyn Monroe created by Andy Warhol is coming to auction, with Christie’s auction house estimating the price at around $200 million.The silkscreen image known as “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn,” a close-up of Monroe with her hair in yellow, her eyeshadow blue and her lips red, is slated to be part of a week of sales in May, Christie’s said Monday.If it met the sale estimate, the 1964 painting would be the most expensive 20th-century artwork to be auctioned, Christie’s said.The proceeds of the sale would go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which is putting the painting up for auction.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: FL_Absentee_Voter 3/23/2022 11:40:25 AM (No. 1107703)
Helping usher in the new world order.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: DVC 3/23/2022 11:40:48 AM (No. 1107704)
I have never been a fan of his posters. At best, something for the walls of a teen's room, even then, bleh. But, people are using their own money, fine with me.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: marbles 3/23/2022 11:47:46 AM (No. 1107714)
What's it worth? Whatever someone is willing to pay for it.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: chumley 3/23/2022 11:50:47 AM (No. 1107718)
She may have been right for her time, when women were not nearly as open and flirty as they are now. Back then her risque antics were very edgy and exciting. Today she wouldn't get a second glance. As for the picture, eh. I'll pass on the bidding.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Son of Grady 3/23/2022 11:57:17 AM (No. 1107729)
"In Philadelphia it's worth 50 bucks" _Trading Places
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Reply 6 - Posted by: spacer 3/23/2022 12:02:58 PM (No. 1107742)
A lady explained to me one day why she bought a painting for a boat load of money. The water color was 3rd grade level in my eyes and surprisingly she thought so too. Forgot who the artist was but it was all about the market for this certain painter. Crazy stuff.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: voxpopuli 3/23/2022 12:06:06 PM (No. 1107747)
"and, over here, on your left.. ANOTHER SHINY OBJECT!" thanks AP!!
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Reply 8 - Posted by: coyote 3/23/2022 12:09:58 PM (No. 1107753)
I could do that in 10 minutes in Photoshop.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: rocket-j-squirrel 3/23/2022 12:21:45 PM (No. 1107769)
Agree with #2. But then I was never impressed with Leroy Neiman's or Jaxson Pollock's "works of art".
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Reply 10 - Posted by: DVC 3/23/2022 1:30:52 PM (No. 1107828)
I've done a good bit of engineering consulting with a couple of well known art museums. I have to bite my tongue when working on most modern art. I enjoy being involved in conserving ancient art very much, the modern silliness, less so, but they are unique engineering problems to solve, so interesting.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: earlybird 3/23/2022 3:27:03 PM (No. 1107903)
Long ago James Taranto had a regular column that ended with a list of bottom of the barrel headlines (my term as I can’t recall his label). This would fit right in.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: earlybird 3/23/2022 3:27:45 PM (No. 1107904)
James Taranto was at the Wall Street Journal.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: jj1319 3/23/2022 3:48:08 PM (No. 1107919)
I have a painting of Marilyn on the wall. More derivative of Pollock than Warhol. I think I paid 20 bucks for it. I'm happy.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: mifla 3/25/2022 4:48:37 AM (No. 1109405)
In a related story, Hunter Biden has announced that he will be auctioning off his painting of Norma Jean Mortenson.
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