Andy Warhol
Marlon. 1966
canvas silkscreen. 104.2 x 117,1
Christie's. 14.11.2012
Estimate around 20 million dollars
Source: artdaily . com

on the New York auction of postwar and contemporary art Christie's November 14 portraits of Marlon Brando in the performance of Andy Warhol. For a portrait of the actor in the form of brutal motorcyclist Johnny from the cult film "The Savages" (1953) asked some 20 million dollars. It is reported by the auction house said in a press release.

In 1966, Warhol borrowed this image from Marlon promotional photo for the film and print it by screen printing on canvas nezagruntovannom that corresponds with its created the image of an actor brave, bold biker. Total Andy Warhol created four portraits of Marlon in that format. One of them is currently on loan at Tate Modern. The present portrait, exhibited at the November auction, according to the international head of the Department of Post-War and Contemporary Art Christie's Brett Gorvi is the best in the series - the ink is very well absorbed into the canvas, the picture came out clear, the state of perfect.

portrait comes from the collection of the American collector Donald L. Bryant (Donald L. Bryant), one of the trustees of the MoMA. He bought "Marlon" in 2003 for $ 5 million. The current estimate of around $ 20 million in line with the market price level for similar work of Warhol. So, in 2008, the work of a larger "Double Marlon" was sold at Christie's for 32.5 million dollars. And this May at auction Sotheby's silkscreen "Double Elvis" was sold for $ 37 million (6 th in Top-10 lots of the first half of 2012 ).

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Source: artinvestment.ru