An iconic image sells for $15.3 million at Christie’s to Bill Perkins, an energy trader, who says he’s been waiting his whole life to buy that work of art.
Tag: Auctions
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Dinosaur Skeleton Sells for $12.4 Million at Christie’s
The remains of a Deinonychus antirrhopus, the beast that inspired the velociraptor in “Jurassic Park,” are believed to be the first of their kind sold at a public auction.
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Dinosaur Skeleton Sells for $12.4 Million at Christie’s
The remains of a Deinonychus antirrhopus, the beast that inspired the velociraptor in “Jurassic Park,” are believed to be the first of their kind sold at a public auction.
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When a Warhol for $225 Has More Heft Than One for $195 Million
Unlike the Christie’s retread, the Pop Master’s 1962 “Green Marilyn” was crudely silk-screened, with blotches that convey the decay of a fallen star. It was a pathbreaking original.
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Warhol’s ‘Marilyn,’ at $195 Million, Shatters Auction Record for an American Artist
At Christie’s sale for charity, the glamorous silk-screen beat out Basquiat’s skull painting that had set a record in 2017.