USA Arts
A Warhol Mao may fetch $120 million
May 8th, 2008 at 11:31 am

Christie’s International has put one of Andy Warhol’s famous paintings of Mao Zedong on sale for $120 million. The sale would look to set a record for an American Pop artist.

We in New York are blessed to have so many original Warhols in our midst at the Met, MoMA and elsewhere, but how much would you pay to hang Mao in your foyer?

While you count your pennies, check out this amazing video of Warhol and pop art compatriot Roy Lichtenstein from deep in the WNET vault. Be sure to stick around until the end to be serenaded by a very young Velvet Underground.

Check out other gems from the USA Arts series at Video Thirteen.

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