Andy Warhol Portrait of Marilyn Monroe Could Sell for Record-Breaking $200 Million

[IcyPeas]

One of the artist’s “Shot Marilyns,” the sage blue silkscreen could become one of the most expensive 20th-century paintings ever sold at auction.

Andy Warhol’s iconic 1964 Pop Art portrait of Marilyn Monroe is headed to the auction block, reports Kelly Crow for the Wall Street Journal. With a record-breaking asking price of roughly $200 million, the artwork—titled Shot Sage Blue Marilyn—is poised to become one of the most expensive 20th-century paintings ever sold at auction.
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As Charles Darwent wrote for the Independent in 2008, performance artist Dorothy Podber reportedly asked Warhol if she could shoot some of his paintings—a question he interpreted as shoot with a camera. After receiving permission from Warhol, Podber pulled out a pistol and shot a nearby stack of four Monroe silkscreens...

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[WarGamer]

1. worth every dollar.

One of the most iconic pieces of modern art ever.

I predict will sell for more than 200. Someone like Musk or Fuckerburg will spend 400m.

[Skittles]

2. trying to imagine someone with that amount of money

and THAT is what they choose to spend it on