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The art market cannot get enough Andy Warhol Marilyns

6 mins | Mar 31, 2022

How ahead of his time was the pop artist? A silkscreen of Marilyn Monroe made by Andy Warhol is expected to be auctioned in May 2022 for up to $200 million. Christie's, the auctioning house, declared it "one of the greatest paintings of all time". But here is the fascinating part: there are many others just like it, all made by Warhol as well. John Gapper examines the benefits of mechanical reproduction for artists, something that Warhol "grasped early on."

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From Financial Times

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