Vered Gallery - Modern and Contemporary MasterworksMICHAEL JACKSON / ANDY WARHOL, THE TOP OF THE POP.
Why is this painting of the King of POP, MICHAEL JACKSON by ANDY WARHOL, the King of POP ART the greatest work to come to auction?.
Michael Jackson�s Thriller video hit MTV in 1984. It rocketed to the top of the charts and became the greatest selling video of all time. Michael Jackson, twenty-five years old was a phenomena. The Warhol portrait was commissioned by Time Magazine and published immediately on March 19, 1984. It marked the enormous success of Michael Jackson.
Today, the Michael Jackson Portrait with the yellow background, as published on the Time magazine cover, is in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC.
ANDY WARHOL
The question abuzz is: What is it worth. The opening price is clear its $800,000 it was set before June 25, 2009, before Michael Jackson died. Weve received numerous bids at the opening amount. Where will the bidding end? There are several landmarks to point to.
The highest price Andy Warhol Green car crash - Green burning car Christies May 16, 2007 $71,720,000 (estimate $25,000,000 - 35,000,000)
The highest price Warhol portrait is Lemon Marilyn Christie's New York: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 $28,040,000 (estimate upon request).
WHAT IS IT WORTH? WHAT IS A LEGEND WORTH?
