AFP
NEW YORK
An Andy Warhol self-portrait done a year before the pop artist’s death was auctioned by Sotheby’s on Wednesday for more than 30 million dollars.
‘Six Self Portraits,’ which was done in 1986 and features six images of Warhol, had been valued at between 25 and 35 million dollars, and in the end went for 30.1 million. The sale was part of an auction of post-war and contemporary art. On Tuesday the Warhol work ‘Race Riot’ was auctioned by Christie’s for 62.89 million dollars. And his ‘White Marilyn’ went for 41.1 million dollars.
His work ‘Silver Car Crash’ (Double Disaster) was auctioned for more than 105 million dollars in November. Another big item up for grabs Wednesday at Sotheby’s was the sculpture ‘Popeye’ by Jeff Koons.