One of Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe portraits could become the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever to go under the hammer, with auctioneer Christie's expecting bids 'in the region of' $200 million
"Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," meanwhile, was owned by a succession of high-profile gallerists and collectors before being purchased by the late Swiss art dealer Thomas Ammann. It is being offered for auction by the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, the charitable organization set up in his name, which will use the proceeds to fund health and education programs for children worldwide, according to a press release.
"Standing alongside Botticelli's 'Birth of Venus,' Da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa' and Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon,' Warhol's 'Marilyn' is categorically one of the greatest paintings of all time," he added,"and it's a once in a generation opportunity to present this masterpiece publicly at auction."
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