
Jean Michel FAKE-quiat: the Radiant Fraudsters
Ridiculous Crime
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The Caveat Effort to Sell American Paintings at Auction
Andy Warhol's 1964 silk screen of the actress's face, actress in question, Marilyn Monroe shot Sage Blue Marilyn sold for about $195 million to an unknown buyer. In 2017, a Basquiat painting sold for $110.5 million at auction at Sotheby's 110 million. That was the record for an American painter until last year when Warhol broke Basquiat's record,. The price paid for this Warhol painting basically atomized the previous record.
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