07/14/2009
Michael Jackson Portrait by Andy Warhol Pulled from Auction
A 1984 Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson has been pulled from a Long Island auction as demand for artifacts related to the musician rises:
"The Vered Gallery in East Hampton says enormous interest prompted the decision. The auction was to close Sunday. The 30-by-26-inch painting shows a smiling Jackson in a red jacket from his 'Thriller' days. Pre-sale estimates ranged anywhere from $1 million to $10 million. Gallery co-owner Janet Lehr says in a statement she wants to offer the 1984 work to 'the greatest number of prospective purchasers.'"
Posted 8:54 AM EST by Andy Towle in Andy Warhol, Art & Design, Auctions, Michael Jackson, New York | Permalink
Like it?
Subscribe to FREE Towleroad daily headlines with our RSS feed!
RECENT STORIES:
Comments
You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.
Andy Warhol... the absolute "King Of Pop".
Michael Jackson, not so much.
Posted by: NSFW | Jul 14, 2009 9:25:19 AM
Michael Jackson had a cultural and artistic impact internationally
Posted by: Brian in Texas | Jul 14, 2009 4:59:58 PM