Christie's has announced that in May it will auction Andy Warhol's portrait of Marilyn Monroe, which is valued at $ 200 million, making it the most expensive 20th-century work of art ever sold to. enchantment.
This is the picture "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn", painted in 1964.
"The most significant painting of the 20th century auctioned in a generation, Andy Warhol's 'Marilyn' is the absolute pinnacle of American pop and the promise of the American dream that encompasses optimism, fragility, celebrity and iconography all at once. "explained Alex Rotter, Christie's president for 20th and 21st century art.
Rotter said the 1964 work is "one of the greatest paintings of all time" and compared it to the Mona Lisa, Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' and Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon'.
The painting comes from the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation in Zurich, which supports health and education programs for children.All proceeds from the sale would go to the Foundation, making the sale potentially the highest-grossing philanthropic auction from the Peggy and David Rockefeller collection since Christie's in 2018. Brothers Thomas and Doris Ammann founded Thomas Ammann Fine Art in 1977, a Zurich-based gallery specializing in impressionist, modern, post-war and contemporary artists.
After Thomas died in 1993, Doris continued to lead the gallery until her death last year.
The record reached at an auction for a Warhol is 104.5 million for the 'Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)' in 2013.
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