The painting is built on a promotional photo of Monroe from the 1953 film Niagara, screened with bright colours over her eyes, hair and lips. "The painting transcends the genre of portraiture, superseding 20th century art and culture." "'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' is the absolute pinnacle of American Pop," Alex Rotter, chairman of 20th and 21st Century art at Christie's, said in a statement announcing the auction. The sale broke the previous record for an American artwork at auction of $US110.5m set in 2017 for a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat. The painting sold for a hammer price of $US170m but added fees gave it a final price of $US195m. Pre-sale estimates had reached as high as $US200m. Held in the collection of Swiss art dealers Thomas and Doris Ammann, it was sold by Christie's at an auction in New York.
Shot Sage Blue Marilyn is one in a series of portraits Warhol made of the actress following her death in 1962 and has since become one of pop art's best-known pieces. Louis gets into the shower fully clothed, and Viva admits that she is "stoned." They disrobe and enjoy some sexual horseplay in and out of the bathtub until Viva looks at the camera, asks, "Is it on? Is it still on?" and flees.Shot Sage Blue Marilyn seen during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview in New York last month. Viva prepares a meal they discuss oral sex and Louis' unhappy marriage and finally they move to the bathroom. Kneeling near the bed, they watch television for a while they then get dressed. involvement in Vietnam, and the futility of war. They go on to discuss Mayor Lindsay of New York, the predicament of U. Later, Viva relates an incident in which she was stopped by police in East Hampton, Long Island, for not wearing a brassiere. Louis removes Viva's clothes as well as his own, and they continue their discussions while they examine each other's bodies and have sexual intercourse. While lying on a bed, they discuss such topics as strychnine in drugs and whether it is responsible for hallucinations the paintings of Franz Kline Viva's concern about getting old how athlete's foot and gonorrhea are contracted and the possibility that they will get married. Viva and Louis spend an afternoon in a Manhattan apartment.
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