A famous painting of Marilyn Monroe by American artist Andy Warhol sold for $195 million on Monday. That is the most ever paid in a public sale for a work by an American. Warhol painted “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” in 1964. The colorful image shows Monroe with yellow hair, blue eye shadow and bright red lips, with a rich blue background. The sale took place at Christie’s auction house in New York. Representatives from Christie’s said the painting became the costliest work of art from the 20th century ever auctioned. The Warhol painting passed the earlier record holder, Jean-Michel Basquiat. His 1982 painting “Untitled” of a skull-like face sold for a record $110.5 million in 2017 at Sotheby’s in New York. Warhol created more than one image of Monroe. The “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” painting has been shown in museums around the world. Christie’s said an unnamed buyer made the purchase Monday night. When the auction was announced earlier this year, Christie’s estimated it could go for as much as $200 million. “It’s an amazing price,” said Alex Rotter, chairman of Christie’s 20th and 21st century art department. “Let it sink in, it’s quite something.” The earnings of the sale will go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which put the painting up for auction. The foundation aims to help children with health care and educational programs.
Title: Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Painting Sells for $195M
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5531/A11.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Warhols Marilyn Painting Sells for $195M' data-article-id='6094'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13917'>A famous painting of Marilyn Monroe by American artist Andy Warhol sold for $195 million on Monday. </span> <span data-start-time='13917' data-end-time='22521'>That is the most ever paid in a public sale for a work by an American.</span> <span data-start-time='22521' data-end-time='29813'>Warhol painted “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” in 1964. </span> <span data-start-time='29813' data-end-time='41292'>The colorful image shows Monroe with yellow hair, blue eye shadow and bright red lips, with a rich blue background.</span> <span data-start-time='41292' data-end-time='47250'>The sale took place at Christie’s auction house in New York. </span> <span data-start-time='47250' data-end-time='57542'>Representatives from Christie’s said the painting became the costliest work of art from the 20th century ever auctioned.</span> <span data-start-time='57542' data-end-time='63708'>The Warhol painting passed the earlier record holder, Jean-Michel Basquiat. </span> <span data-start-time='63708' data-end-time='81188'>His 1982 painting “Untitled” of a skull-like face sold for a record $110.5 million in 2017 at Sotheby’s in New York.</span> <span data-start-time='81188' data-end-time='85542'>Warhol created more than one image of Monroe. </span> <span data-start-time='85542' data-end-time='92292'>The “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” painting has been shown in museums around the world.</span> <span data-start-time='92292' data-end-time='98854'>Christie’s said an unnamed buyer made the purchase Monday night. </span> <span data-start-time='98854' data-end-time='109146'>When the auction was announced earlier this year, Christie’s estimated it could go for as much as $200 million.</span> <span data-start-time='109146' data-end-time='119271'>“It’s an amazing price,” said Alex Rotter, chairman of Christie’s 20th and 21st century art department. </span> <span data-start-time='119271' data-end-time='123583'>“Let it sink in, it’s quite something.”</span> <span data-start-time='123583' data-end-time='134729'>The earnings of the sale will go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which put the painting up for auction. </span> <span data-start-time='134729' data-end-time='141917'>The foundation aims to help children with health care and educational programs.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' 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