Andy Warhol’s Self Portrait Sells for Record Auction Price

By JD on 13 May 2010 in ART with 7 Comments

THIS AND THE MJ WARHOL ARE FAVORITES, THATS WHY I WORK NONE STOP CAUSE THE SHIT I LIVE FOR IS SELLING FOR RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS.

Andy Warhol has never looked better—to an audience of contemporary art collectors and dealers, that is. Last night, Sotheby’s sold an Andy Warhol painting titled Self-Portrait sold to an anonymous phone bidder for $32.6 million (including the buyer’s premium), setting a new record for a Warhol self portrait at auction.

At least six bidders competed for Self Portrait, an acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas painting that was painted in 1986. The large iconic and rare painting, which measures 108″ by 108″, is from Warhol’s final series of Self Portraits – widely acknowledged as the most important of his career. The estimate was $10 million to $15 million.

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  1. THAT OCEANS CHIK!!!!!!! says
    13 May 10, 2:07pm

    @ JD

    CAN U FEATURE WOMENS AND MEN FRAGRANCES THAT U LIKE, HERE ON GLOBAL???

    I JUST BROUGHT BALENCIAGA PARFUM AND IT SMELLS AMAZING…4 MY OCEAN CHIK IT’S EXCLUSIVE @ NEIMAN MARCUS!!!!
    THANK YOU JD

  2. THAT OCEANS CHIK!!!!!!! says
    13 May 10, 2:08pm

    @ JD

    CAN U FEATURE WOMENS AND MEN FRAGRANCES THAT U LIKE, HERE ON GLOBAL???

    I JUST BROUGHT BALENCIAGA PARFUM AND IT SMELLS AMAZING…4 MY OCEAN CHIK IT’S EXCLUSIVE @ NEIMAN MARCUS!!!!
    THANK YOU JD

  3. ShakeshaLTL says
    13 May 10, 2:26pm

    Who reeps the benefits of this 32.6 million?! O_o I don’t think it should be anonymous at 32 mil you know…for tax purposes!

  4. Dwayne says
    13 May 10, 3:48pm

    I read this a day or two ago and it said that Tom Ford was the owner of this painting… you guys work with Tom a lot, I bet he is super happy about this sale.

  5. Flawless says
    13 May 10, 5:00pm

    That’s insane but, too official!!! That interview u posted last from vibe.Com well, that photo that was attached is about to be super hard & posted where i chose to put it!!!

  6. nico 90's baby 1990 all day says
    13 May 10, 5:24pm

    this dude in my class did his speech on him i didnt really know much about him but i find him interesting an amazing talent for sure and his art was dope as hell

  7. MQR says
    13 May 10, 8:01pm

    THIS DUDE WAS A BEAST!! JUST READ UP ON HIM! DO U HAVE ANY OF HIS WORK JD?

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