It didn’t live up to the high-end of the predicted $30 to $50 million price tag that Sotheby’s estimated that it could sell for — so maybe, in a relative way, this priceless piece was a bargain.
It seems like auction gold: combine pop-art icon Andy Warhol with music icon Elvis Presley and you get an exceptional piece of fine art. A piece of art that might just set you back $30 to $50 million.
Forbes‘ list of the 2011′s top 15 dead celebrity earners featured a number of familiar faces, and perhaps a few surprises.
Ever wanted to wear John Wayne’s eye patch from the original True Grit? Now could be your chance, as a host of the legendary actor’s belongings hit the auction block in October.
From prepping to read the Emmy nominations to a dramatic reading of Snooki’s new book, here are today’s links.
The highest selling item at a Christie’s auction in New York Wednesday was a signed and dated self-portrait by pop art icon Andy Warhol.
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s nuptials are still more than three months away, but the race among U.S. magazine editors to score the future Princess as their cover girl is well underway.
The contemporary art world was taken by storm Wednesday after a two day auction of the late actor Dennis Hopper’s bullet-holed Andy Warhol Mao painting sold at $302,500. That’s 10 times the original estimated sale of $20,000 to $30,000.
Thieves made off with some big name pieces after an art heist in New York’s West Village, in an operation that seems straight out of The Thomas Crown Affair. (C’mon, NewsFeed isn’t the only one who liked this movie, right?)
The contemporary art world was taken by storm this week after paintings by pop artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein battled it out at Christie’s and Sotheby’s in New York City.
