Entertainment News
2006-10-21
Mapplethorpe
photo sets record price at auction
A Robert
Mapplethorpe photograph of Andy Warhol was sold at
Christie's in New York on Thursday for $643,000. The
A Robert
Mapplethorpe photograph of Andy Warhol was sold at
Christie's in New York on Thursday for $643,000. The
portrait, a platinum print on linen with four silk
panels, depicts Warhol wearing a black collared
sweater. It was the highest price ever fetched by a
Mapplethorpe picture, by far exceeding its upper value
estimate of $300,000.
Christie's did
not identify the buyer. (The Advocate)
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