Monroe portrait sold for $195 million

Portrait of MonroeWASHINGTON, May 10. Portrait of Marilyn Monroe Shot Sage Blue Marilyn by American pop classic -Andy Warhol art sold at Christie's for $195 million, the auction house said New York Times. Earlier it was reported that the expected value of the portrait at auction was estimated at about $ 200 million. It was noted that the painting was provided by the Swiss Thomas and Doris Amman Foundation. Proceeds from the sale are expected to go to charity. Shot Sage Blue Marilyn is one of Warhol's iconic works and contemporary art. Warhol first began creating silkscreens of Marilyn Monroe after her death in August 1962. He several times created reproductions of her appearance in bright colors, often with somewhat distorted facial features. In 1964, he developed a more refined and labor-intensive printing technique, as opposed to the mass production for which he was best known at the time, and produced a limited number of portraits of the Hollywood legend. In fact, this technique was so difficult that he never returned to it. was actually