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Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe fetches record $195m: Christie's

NEW YORK: An iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop art visionary Andy Warhol went under the hammer for $195 million Monday at Christie's, becoming the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at public auction.

Bangkok Post

Warhol's 'Marilyn' auction nabs $195M; highest for US artist

Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” has sold for a cool $195 million

The Independent UK

Warhol's 'Marilyn' sells for $195 million, most ever for US artist

On Monday night, a 58 year-old silkscreen by Andy Warhol sold at Christie’s for a record $195 million.

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A Warhol 'Marilyn' brings a record auction price, $195 million

The price was the highest ever at auction for an American artwork. The portrait was auctioned by Christie's in New York.

WEKU

Warhol's Marilyn Monroe portrait sold for $195 million, setting modern record

In the context of financial markets in free-fall, appetite for high-end art is seemingly not bottomless.

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Donald Baechler obituary

Artist whose breezy-looking, childlike paintings, often of flowers or faces, drew on an eclectic mix of movements and schools

The Guardian - UK

‘Most music comes from really abject origins’: Jarvis Cocker interviewed by Olivia Laing

The pop pioneer talks to the author about his creative education via nightclubs and the dole, his teenage masterplan and the enduring inspiration of the everyday

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Warhol Monroe Portrait Set to Smash Records at New York Sales

An Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe worth an estimated $200 million headlines this month's spring sales in New York that collectors say are among the most anticipated ever. Christie's expects Warhol's 1964 "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" to become the priciest 20th century artwork when the auction house puts it…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe and the darker side of the Sixties

Nearly 60 years after they were first created, Warhol’s portraits of the ill-fated Hollywood star continue to fascinate us, writes Harriet Fletcher

The Independent UK

An intimate look at Jean-Michel Basquiat's art, courtesy of his family

"Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure" opened recently in New York City. It features 200 never-before-seen and rare paintings, drawings and artifacts from Basquiat, who died in 1988 at age 27.

WEKU

Sotheby’s Celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee with Exhibition of Royal Portraits

Sotheby’s announced an exhibition that marks Queen Elizabeth's 70-year rule with works of art portraying queens who have ruled throughout history, reported the German News Agency. The exhibition features the iconic "Armada portrait of Elizabeth I" described as "one of most seminal images of female power ever created,” depicting the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sharing optimism through art

Three Thais reveal their interpretation of 'a beautiful life' and the inspiration behind their creations.

Bangkok Post

Pamela Rooke: Punk’s queen of provocation known as Jordan

Fearless King’s Road regular became the face of the movement and helped shape an entire subculture

The Independent UK

Snip it up and start again: the woman who’s reworking the photography canon

Photographer Justine Kurland has sliced and collaged images from 150 renowned books by white male photographers from Brassaï to Stephen Shore. She explains why

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s art collection and personal items up for auction

Among the late supreme court justice’s items up for sale are a mink coat, ceramics by Picasso and sculptures by Glenna Goodacre

Evening Standard

Best affordable art prints to add personality to your home

Elevate your living space and add character to your walls with great value art

The Guardian - UK

‘They didn’t go round the corner for beer’: Lou Reed and John Cale’s Songs for Drella

After years of estrangement, the two Velvet Underground musicians decided to make a record and filmed concert about their mentor Andy Warhol. Director Ed Lachman talks about how he captured the pair in action

The Conversation

Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe portraits expose the darker side of the 60s

“If you remember the ‘60s, you weren’t really there”. This famous quip says much about our rose-tinted nostalgia for the decade. The fun-loving hedonism of Woodstock and Beatlemania may be etched into cultural memory, but Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe portraits reveal a darker side to the swinging 60s that turns…

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden accuses Putin of genocide in Ukraine

US president says Russian leader ‘trying to wipe out the idea of even being Ukrainian’. Plus, the first youth-led climate case to go to trial

The Guardian - UK

Yours for $200m: why Warhol is now worth more than Picasso

One of his portraits of Marilyn Monroe is expected to shatter records at auction next month. But was Andy Warhol just an ‘affectless hero’ of the media age? Or was he the greatest and most profound artist of his era?

The Guardian - UK

Songs for Drella review – Lou Reed and John Cale’s moving journey into Warhol

The filmed 1990 reunion of Reed and Cale performing their spiky album testament to Warhol was thought lost

Benzinga

10 Weirdest Porn Film Achievements: Streisand, Stallone And ... Elon Musk?

This year marks the 50th anniversary of two landmark achievements in adult cinema: the premiere of Ralph Bakshi’s “Fritz the Cat,” the first X-rated animated feature, and the premiere of “Deep Throat,” the first (and only) pornographic film to rank among a year’s top 10 grossing films.

Zenger

That’s Andy: Warhols Blue Marilyn Set For Record In USD-300-Million Auction

Auctioneer Christie's believes the Shot Sage-Blue Marilyn could make USD 300 million alone.

The Independent UK

A Prince photograph, Andy Warhol, and the Supreme Court battle that put pop art on trial

Photographer Lynn Goldsmith contends Warhol infringed on her copyright when he used one of her images in several works; the Warhol Foundation insists it was fair. Clémence Michallon looks into the case that has reached the highest court in the land

Benzinga

Art Values Could Soar If Iconic Marilyn Monroe Painting Reaches $200 Million At Auction - Why Investors Should Take Notice

Andy Warhol’s iconic “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” painting is hitting the auction block this May with an estimated sale price of $200 million - more than any 20th-century painting has ever fetched at auction.

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