May 10 (UPI) --A famous silkscreen artwork by Andy Warhol of screen legend Marilyn Monroe has sold for close to $200 million and set a new record for any piece of art sold by an American artist at ...

Andy Warhol, "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" (1964), acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen, 40 x 40 inches (image courtesy Christie's) If there’s one thing art buyers love, it’s paying lots of money for Andy ...

Warhol's 1964 portrait, "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," is now the most expensive 20th-century artwork ever sold at auction Maria Pasquini is a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, covering Human Interest. She ...

Pop artist Andy Warhol’s portrait of Marilyn Monroe is now the most expensive piece of artwork by an American artist ever sold at auction, after the colorful silk screen sold for a record-breaking ...

Set to an asking price of $200 million, Pop artist Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn is poised to become the most expensive 20th-century painting sold at auction. Christie's Andy Warhol’s iconic ...

The Marilyn, known as "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," was one of five versions in different color schemes that Warhol painted in 1964, two years after Marilyn Monroe's death. While slightly below the $200 ...

Editor’s Note: This story was updated with the final sale price and other details following the auction. One of Andy Warhol’s iconic Marilyn Monroe portraits has become the most expensive 20th-century ...

Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' has sold for $195 million at a Christie's auction in New York. This comes as art is still seen as a store of value amidst volatile market cycles. The portraits ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andy Warhol's iconic "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" set a new record Monday night as the most expensive 20th century artwork ever to ...

Christie’s Auction House announced on Monday morning that an Andy Warhol silkscreen of Marilyn Monroe will go up for auction in May, and is estimated to sell for a cool $200 million. If the piece does ...