24 March, 2007

Warhol’s Iconic Liz Taylor Portrait Coming to Christie’s

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Although, the much-hyped art sale from auction house Christie’s will not commence until November 13 but, the art lovers all around the globe have started murmuring about the Andy Warhol’s iconic Liz Taylor portraits, which will be up for auction. The painting was created in 1963 and is part of Warhol’s celebrity portraits collection that also includes Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy. The owner of the artistic piece is actor Hugh Grant who bought it six years back for a whopping $3.5 million at Sotheby’s in New York. Now, the proud chap is thinking of the Liz portrait to fetch somewhere between $25 million and $35 million.

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