Andy Warhol knew about the selfie when we were not even in the plan – half a century before. And, now his first-ever series of self-images will be auctioned off during Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction in London on June 28. Self-Portrait was created between 1963 and 1964 using images from a New York photo […] More
An iconic portrait – ink on canvas of China’s Communist leader Mao Zedong by Andy Warhol will be up for auction for the first time in China on April 1 at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong. The portrait, dating back to 1973, is expected to fetch between $12 million and $15 million. Warhol began painting Mao’s […] More
A rare Andy Warhol portrait of Chairman Mao will lead Bonhams Post War and Contemporary Art sale on 29 June. This piece of art is estimated to fetch £580,000-780,000. The stunning, densely-textured painting comes fresh to the market having originally been handled by the artist’s legendary dealer Leo Castelli in the 1970s. The distinctive coloration […] More
Andy Warhol’s former estate overlooking the ocean at the very tip of the Hamptons in Montauk has been sold for $50 million, believed to be a record for the former fishing village. Adam Lindemann, founder of the gallery Venus Over Manhattan and a “Warhol collector,” bought the 5.7-acre estate from the current owner, J.Crew CEO […] More
With the Great Characters Editions, issued for the first time in 2009, Montblanc honors the great figures from history with their groundbreaking work. Handmade by master craftsmen and issued in a strictly limited edition, these exclusive writing instruments are a fascinating tribute to the legacies they left behind. This time Montblanc is celebrating artist Andy […] More
Andy Warhol’s iconic Campbell’s Soup Box (Chicken Rice), 1986, is expected to bring in excess of $150,000 when Heritage Auctions sells it at auction for the first time in nearly 30 years in its Modern & Contemporary Art Auction, Part II on November 14 in Dallas. “Campbell’s Soup Box is one of 32 Andy Warhol […] More
Andy Warhol’s “One Dollar Bill (Silver Certificate)” painting helped Sotheby’s contemporary art auction to pick up record £130.4 million. This sale represented a 40 percent increase from the equivalent evening auction a year ago. Warhol’s 4.3-feet-tall hand-painted work from 1962 fetched £20.9 million ($32.6 million), smashing its pre-sale estimate of £13-18 million. This painting was […] More
Andy Warhol’s 1963 Triple Elvis Artwork sold for $81.9 million at Christie’s auction of postwar and contemporary art in New York on Wednesday. In addittion to “Triple Elvis (Ferus Type)“, another Warhol’s work – “Four Marlons” brought $69.6 million. The nearly 7-foot-high portraits were acquired by German casino company WestSpiel in the 1970s for one […] More
Pernod Ricard has unveiled a new limited edition Absolut Vodka bottle to celebrate its iconic collaboration with the illustrious Andy Warhol. Nearly 30 years after the celebrated artist created an original art piece for the brand (in 1986), the vodka maker plans to transform Warhol’s original artwork used in the campaign into a limited edition […] More
Italian manufacturer of frames Retrosuperfuture, better known as SUPER, taemed up with The Andy Warhol Foundation to create a limited capsule of sunglasses. The main feature of the collection is the decorations on the metal frames – prints of Warhol’s photo reproductions, reminiscent of archival silver gelatin photos from the artist’s archive. The collection is […] More
Creator who is recognized as a pioneer of pop art was not a fan of the car, but he liked to be seen in glamorous models. One such copy was recently found at an auction. Rolls Royce car in which the famous Andy Warhol liked to be seen and to be driven to various events, […] More
The “selfie” is popular now, but in the late century there was the self-portrait. This forerunner of selfie done by Andy Warhol in 1986 sold for whopping $30,1 million at auction. The images formed as series of six of the eccentric American artist’s self-portraits were the top sellers in an auction of post-war and contemporary art […] More
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