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Warhol Monroe Portrait Set to Smash Records at New York Sales

An Andy Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe worth an estimated $200 million headlines this month's spring sales in New York that collectors say are among the most anticipated ever. Christie's expects Warhol's 1964 "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" to become the priciest 20th century artwork when the auction house puts it…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 7, 2022

Half of Brits aged under 30 have no idea who Marilyn Monroe was, study finds

A survey of 2,000 Brits aged 18-30 found the younger generation are in the dark over icons including Marilyn Monroe, Virginia Woolf and Frida Kahlo - but they know everything about reality TV stars

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

Man bizarrely claims he has sexual relationship with famous artwork the Mona Lisa

Leonardo DiCaprio's favourite artist Domingo Zapata has been obsessing over Leonardo da Vinci's work for more than a decade and said he dreams about having sex with the woman in the 1503 painting

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s art, fur coat, awards in auction to benefit opera

Some 150 items from Ginsburg’s office and home at the Watergate are available in an online auction to benefit opera in Washington.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 13, 2022

First Thing: Biden accuses Putin of genocide in Ukraine

US president says Russian leader ‘trying to wipe out the idea of even being Ukrainian’. Plus, the first youth-led climate case to go to trial

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022

Yours for $200m: why Warhol is now worth more than Picasso

One of his portraits of Marilyn Monroe is expected to shatter records at auction next month. But was Andy Warhol just an ‘affectless hero’ of the media age? Or was he the greatest and most profound artist of his era?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022

A once-in-a-lifetime look at Raphael plus Japanese creativity at Buckingham Palace – the week in art

A Raphael exhibition to convince sceptics, NY minimalist Rosemarie Castoro, spectacular colour from Sheila Hicks and Japanese art with a royal flavour – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2022

First Thing: Zelenskiy says Russia will see new sanctions as ‘permission to attack’

Ukraine says western sanctions are ‘not enough’ amid warnings of fresh offensive. Plus, House votes two Trump advisers in contempt of Congress

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022

Picasso portrait of lover and muse to appear at auction for first time

Sotheby’s expects Femme nue couchée, which depicts Marie-Thérèse Walter as a sea-creature, to fetch over $60m next month

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2022

‘Where is the security?’ Zelenskiy tells home truths to UN security council

Ukraine’s leader is a master communicator but his words made for uncomfortable listening in a forum with Russia at its heart

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2022