A work created by American pop art master Andy Warhol on the subject of actor Marilyn Monroe was put up for auction and sold for about 25 billion yen in Japanese yen, the highest ever 20th century art. I did.

The auction in New York on the 9th was one of Andy Warhol's series of works on Marilyn Monroe, produced in 1964 using a technique called silkscreen.



As a result of the auction, the work was sold for 195 million dollars, about 25 billion yen in Japanese yen.



The winning bid is more than about $ 179 million for Pablo Picasso's "Women of Algiers", the highest ever auctioned 20th century art.



The winning bidder has not been disclosed, but according to Christie's, the auctioneer, the proceeds will be used by the foundation that exhibited the work to raise the level of medical care and education for children.