Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn has gone under the hammer for 195 million dollars (£158 million), making it the most expensive work by a US artist sold at auction.
The famous image, created in 1964, is a close-up portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe, depicted in vibrant block colours, with yellow hair, blue eyeshadow and red lips on a blue background.
The previous record was held by Jean-Michel Basquiat, whose 1982 painting Untitled of a skull-like face sold for 111 million dollars (£90 million) at Sotheby’s in 2017.
