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Warhol's Double Elvis Sells for $37M

John Johnson — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:30:06 CDT

Another strong day for Sotheby's, though maybe not on the scale of the The Scream : Andy Warhol's silkscreen Double Elvis sold for $37 million. One of 22 made by Warhol, it's based on a movie still and shows Elvis as a gun-toting cowboy, notes the Guardian . Roy Lichtenstein's Sleeping Girl...

Visiting Brit: I Bought $2M Warhol at a Garage Sale

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:27:28 CDT

Andy Fields may inspire you to visit the local garage sale next time around. The British businessman and art collector says he bought a $2-million Andy Warhol painting for only $5 at a Las Vegas garage sale two years ago, the Daily Mail reports. In fact, he hardly noticed it...

Warhol Elvis May Fetch $50M

Rob Quinn — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:39:24 CDT

Andy Warhol's 1963 "Double Elvis" painting is poised to fetch a whopping $25 million per Elvis at auction this spring. Sotheby's has set an estimate of up to $50 million for the work, which shows Elvis dressed as a cowboy and shooting from the hip, AP reports. Warhol produced a...

Velvet Underground, Warhol Estate Battle Over Banana

Rob Quinn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:03:00 CST

The Velvet Underground is taking the Warhol Foundation to court over the rights to rock and roll's best-known banana. The surviving members of the band argue that the banana illustration then-manager Andy Warhol created for their massively influential 1967 debut album has become their trademark, and Warhol's estate had no...

Liz Taylor's Wardrobe, Warhol Fetch Huge $2.6M

Rob Quinn — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:17:00 CST

The record-breaking auction of Elizabeth Taylor's gems was followed by the record-breaking sale of part of her wardrobe, in bidding that proved to be just as fierce and racked up a staggering $2.6 million. All 67 lots, including designer gowns, feathery capes, and the wedding dress she wore for...

Andy Warhol Grows Old in New Sculpture

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:23:00 CDT

Had Andy Warhol survived gallbladder surgery, he would have turned 83 on Saturday—a very, very old 83. At least that's how artist Edgar Askelovic imagines him: with bloated legs, lots of wrinkles, and toothless, but still with a shock of white hair. Askelovic, 23, used silicone and clay to...

Ryan O'Neal Sued for Farrah's Warhol Portrait

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:18:36 CDT

Actor Ryan O'Neal has been sued for hanging on to an Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett that a university charges was bequeathed to the institution. University of Texas officials say they spotted the Warhol hanging over O'Neal's bed during a reality TV show featuring the actor. The painting was...

Warhol Self-Portrait Fetches Record $38.4M

Rob Quinn — Thu, 12 May 2011 02:12:45 CDT

A private European collector walked off with Andy Warhol's very first self-portrait after a 16-minute bidding war at Christie's Wednesday night. The 1963-64 work sold for $38.44 million after two competing bidders kept raising their price in increments of $100,000, causing Christie’s auctioneer to call it the “longest...

Andy Warhol Self-Portrait Fetches $17M

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:46:40 CST

A self-portrait by Andy Warhol has sold for $17 million—double its pre-sale estimate—at a London auction. Christie's says the work had been in a private collection since 1974, one of a series of 11 self-portraits Warhol created. The image of red and white silkscreen ink on canvas shows...