(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 29, 2022 a woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview at Christie's New York in New York City. - An iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop art visionary Andy Warhol went under the hammer for a record $195 million on May 9, 2022 at Christie's, becoming the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at public auction.
"Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," produced in 1964 two years after the death of the glamourous Hollywood star, sold for exactly $195. 04 million, including fees, in just four minutes in a crowded room at Christie's headquarters in Manhattan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)
Staffers work the phones for bids on 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol during an Evening Sale of works from The Collection of Thomas and Doris Amman at Christie's Auction House in New York. EPA
The 1964 painting 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol is carried in Christie's showroom in New York City, New York. AP
It sold for $195 million, the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at public auction. AP
Christie's auctioneer begins the auction of 'GE/Skull' by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat during an Evening Sale of works from The Collection of Thomas and Doris Amman at Christie's Auction House in New York. EPA
A woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview at Christie's New York, New York. AFP
Media were given a sneak-peek as to what will go on the auction block. Reuters
Pop artist Andy Warhol all smiles in New York, New York in 1976. AP
Alex Rotter Christie's Chairman, 20th and 21st Century Art, introduces the 1964 painting 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol, to the media. EPA
Andy Warhol's 'Reigning Queens', 1985.
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 29, 2022 a woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview at Christie's New York in New York City. - An iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop art visionary Andy Warhol went under the hammer for a record $195 million on May 9, 2022 at Christie's, becoming the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at public auction.
"Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," produced in 1964 two years after the death of the glamourous Hollywood star, sold for exactly $195. 04 million, including fees, in just four minutes in a crowded room at Christie's headquarters in Manhattan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)
Staffers work the phones for bids on 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol during an Evening Sale of works from The Collection of Thomas and Doris Amman at Christie's Auction House in New York. EPA
The 1964 painting 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol is carried in Christie's showroom in New York City, New York. AP
It sold for $195 million, the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at public auction. AP
Christie's auctioneer begins the auction of 'GE/Skull' by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat during an Evening Sale of works from The Collection of Thomas and Doris Amman at Christie's Auction House in New York. EPA
A woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview at Christie's New York, New York. AFP
Media were given a sneak-peek as to what will go on the auction block. Reuters
Pop artist Andy Warhol all smiles in New York, New York in 1976. AP
Alex Rotter Christie's Chairman, 20th and 21st Century Art, introduces the 1964 painting 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol, to the media. EPA