Andy Warhol

An Andy Warhol silkscreen of dollar bills was sold at Sotheby's in New York for 43.8 million dollars after a dramatic bidding war. "200 One Dollar Bills," a gray and black work showing 200 life-sized images of dollar bills, was estimated to sell for eight to 12 million dollars. And a Warhol self-portrait estimated at one to 1.5 million dollars sold for 6.1 million dollars, a fairy tale ending for a work that was hidden away in a cupboard for 42 years by its owner, Cathy Naso -- a one-time secretary at Warhol's famous Factory. "It just amazes me... and it made me famous ... Read Full Story

An Andy Warhol silkscreen of dollar bills was sold at Sotheby's in New York for 43.8 million dollars after a dramatic bidding war. "200 One Dollar Bills," a gray and black work showing 200 life-sized images of dollar bills, was estimated to sell for eight to 12 million dollars. And a Warhol self-portrait estimated at one to 1.5 million dollars sold for 6.1 million dollars, a fairy tale ending for a work that was hidden away in a cupboard for 42 years by its owner, Cathy Naso -- a one-time secretary at Warhol's famous Factory. "It just amazes me... and it made me famous ... Read Full Story

An Andy Warhol painting called "200 One Dollar Bills" has sold at auction for $43.8 million, more than three times its highest presale estimate of $12 million. The silk-screen painting sold at Sotheby's on Wednesday evening. The names of the buyer and seller were not disclosed. The auction house says the bidding opened at $6 million and was immediately doubled. Five more people in the room jumped in, competing until a phone bidder was declared the winner. The work was created in 1962. It was once owned by taxi tycoon Robert C. Scull, who purchased it directly from Warhol's dealer. The current owner bought ... Read Full Story

A 1984 Michael Jackson portrait by pop-art icon Andy Warhol surpassed estimates to fetch 812,500 dollars at auction on Tuesday, but two headline pieces at the Christie's sale in New York flopped. Warhol's "Tunafish Disaster," a 1963 silkscreen depicting two housewives who died from poisoned tuna, had to be withdrawn when bidding stumbled at around 4.7 million dollars. It had been expected to go for six million. Even more disappointing was the failure to find a buyer for Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Brother Sausage," a giant six-panel painting by the late African-American graffiti artist expected to fetch up to 12 million dollars. The rest of the ... Read Full Story

A cardboard lid is lifted and four archivists peer inside. A postal box from Paris. Who sent it? A piece of crusty wedding cake. Whose? Another box: $17,000 in cash. Yet another: An autographed picture of a naked Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Jackie Onassis (United States Library of Congress, 1961) These are some of the many items workers have uncovered as they sift through 610 cardboard boxes, filing cabinets and even a shipping container filled with what would be considered junk by most people but has a whole different meaning since it was collected by pop artist Andy Warhol. The archivists, hired with $600,000 from ... Read Full Story