Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' at auction - in pictures


  • A woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview at Christie's New York in New York City. AFP
    A woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview at Christie's New York in New York City. AFP
  • Staffers work the phones for bids on 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol during an Evening Sale of works from The Collection of Thomas and Doris Amman at Christie's Auction House in New York. EPA
    Staffers work the phones for bids on 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol during an Evening Sale of works from The Collection of Thomas and Doris Amman at Christie's Auction House in New York. EPA
  • The 1964 painting 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol is carried in Christie's showroom in New York City, New York. AP
    The 1964 painting 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol is carried in Christie's showroom in New York City, New York. AP
  • It sold for $195 million, the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at public auction. AP
    It sold for $195 million, the most expensive 20th-century artwork to sell at public auction. AP
  • Christie's auctioneer begins the auction of 'GE/Skull' by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat during an Evening Sale of works from The Collection of Thomas and Doris Amman at Christie's Auction House in New York. EPA
    Christie's auctioneer begins the auction of 'GE/Skull' by Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat during an Evening Sale of works from The Collection of Thomas and Doris Amman at Christie's Auction House in New York. EPA
  • A woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview at Christie's New York, New York. AFP
    A woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview at Christie's New York, New York. AFP
  • Media were given a sneak-peek as to what will go on the auction block. Reuters
    Media were given a sneak-peek as to what will go on the auction block. Reuters
  • Pop artist Andy Warhol all smiles in New York, New York in 1976. AP
    Pop artist Andy Warhol all smiles in New York, New York in 1976. AP
  • Alex Rotter Christie's Chairman, 20th and 21st Century Art, introduces the 1964 painting 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol, to the media. EPA
    Alex Rotter Christie's Chairman, 20th and 21st Century Art, introduces the 1964 painting 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' by Andy Warhol, to the media. EPA
  • Andy Warhol's 'Reigning Queens', 1985.
    Andy Warhol's 'Reigning Queens', 1985.