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Portrait of Michael Jackson sold at Christie's auction for $ 813 thousand
11/11/200906: 46

NEW YORK, Nov. 11 - RIA Novosti, Larissa Saenko. Portrait of Michael Jackson's hand, Andy Warhol, exhibited at Christie's evening auction on Tuesday, was sold for 812.5 thousand dollars, reports the correspondent of RIA Novosti.

Portrait of the King of pop music, filled the king of pop art in 1984, was estimated at 500-700 thousand dollars and still on the market was not.

This canvas is one of the versions of portraits of Jackson, which Time magazine subsequently issued its cover.

Two outstanding representative of pop culture met in 1977. And after attending a concert of Michael Jackson in 1981, Warhol described it as the most outstanding show, which he had ever seen.

Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 at the 51 th year of life. The investigation revealed that he was killed. The main suspect in the case of the death of the singer - his personal physician Conrad Murray. Artist was buried in Los Angeles on September 3.

"The father of pop art, Andy Warhol died at 59 years old. At Christie's auction were sold eight of the ten most expensive works of this most priced contemporary artists. In May 2007, his silkscreen "Accident green machine" was bought for 71.7 million dollars - the record price for works of postwar art.

http://www.rian.ru/show_business/200...192950685.html

Lot 43
Price Realized $ 812,500
Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate $ 500,000 - $ 700,000
Sale Information
Sale 2219
Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale
10 November 2009
New York, Rockefeller Plaza

Lot Description
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Michael Jackson
stamped with The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc., stamps and numbered twice 'PO50.660' (on the overlap and on the stretcher)
synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas
30 x 26 in. (76.2 x 66 cm.)
Painted in 1984.

Provenance
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/s...514ad & pg = 1

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Тютчев Гуру Регистрация: 19.09.2008 Сообщений: 5,529 Спасибо: 4,883 Поблагодарили 11,836 раз(а) в 2,947 сообщениях Записей в дневнике: 8 Репутация: 22525	Christie's - Post-War & Contemporary Portrait of Michael Jackson sold at Christie's auction for $ 813 thousand 11/11/200906: 46 NEW YORK, Nov. 11 - RIA Novosti, Larissa Saenko. Portrait of Michael Jackson's hand, Andy Warhol, exhibited at Christie's evening auction on Tuesday, was sold for 812.5 thousand dollars, reports the correspondent of RIA Novosti. Portrait of the King of pop music, filled the king of pop art in 1984, was estimated at 500-700 thousand dollars and still on the market was not. This canvas is one of the versions of portraits of Jackson, which Time magazine subsequently issued its cover. Two outstanding representative of pop culture met in 1977. And after attending a concert of Michael Jackson in 1981, Warhol described it as the most outstanding show, which he had ever seen. Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 at the 51 th year of life. The investigation revealed that he was killed. The main suspect in the case of the death of the singer - his personal physician Conrad Murray. Artist was buried in Los Angeles on September 3. "The father of pop art, Andy Warhol died at 59 years old. At Christie's auction were sold eight of the ten most expensive works of this most priced contemporary artists. In May 2007, his silkscreen "Accident green machine" was bought for 71.7 million dollars - the record price for works of postwar art. http://www.rian.ru/show_business/200...192950685.html Lot 43 Price Realized $ 812,500 Price includes buyer's premium Estimate $ 500,000 - $ 700,000 Sale Information Sale 2219 Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale 10 November 2009 New York, Rockefeller Plaza Lot Description Andy Warhol (1928-1987) Michael Jackson stamped with The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc., stamps and numbered twice 'PO50.660' (on the overlap and on the stretcher) synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas 30 x 26 in. (76.2 x 66 cm.) Painted in 1984. Provenance The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/s...514ad & pg = 1 Миниатюры Последний раз редактировалось Тютчев; 12.11.2009 в 12:09.