Andy Warhol, silkscreen "Mao"

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These purchases do not fit the statistics, and perhaps finding a buyer without a discount in the coming years will be difficult.

Volodya facts tell a different story ... Here's the events that have occurred after the record sales (in 2006).
Picture of Andy Warhol sold for $ 44 million (12/11/2009)
Work of the famous American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol went under the hammer for a record amount - 43.8 million dollars. This price was the second largest ever sold paintings by the master.

"200-dollar bills" are two of hundreds of U.S. banknotes, printed on a silk backing. The painting was conceived and created by Warhol in 1962, and its initial price, declared before the start of trading at Sotheby's, ranged from eight to 12 million dollars.

Cloth was the most expensive lot of the auction, after which the organizers managed to earn 134.4 million. Record of the work only to beat "The Broken Green Machine" ( "Burning Green Machine I"), bought in 2007 for 71.7 million dollars .
On Wednesday, the same went under the hammer Warhol self-portrait, which he gave to my friend Kathy Naso. The picture, written in 60-ies in his New York studio "Factory", was sold for 6.1 million dollars. Its former owner, preserved gift wizard in the closet for more than 40 years, said she was impressed by its value.
According to one of the organizers of the auction, Tobias Mayer, to date the demand for art works extremely high. The need for buyers to purchase a unique property began to grow for the first time since the beginning of the global financial crisis. Thus, the last auction raised twice as much money than originally anticipated, reports BBC.

"After a year of lull, people start buying. However, despite the sharp increase in demand, the market still remains unstable. Today we have earned, in fact, the first time in the past 18 months. And the struggle for some pictures while unfolded serious. Many of the works have been bought for much more money than expected, our experts "- said Mayer.
1. "200-dollar bills." Silk (base).