First there was the exhibition devotes the Metropolitan in New York, which shows the huge mark he has left on contemporary art, then the tribute he received from one of its greatest icons (Campbell Soup), with a limited edition the famous soups in pop colors. And Warhol art market is unstoppable and upward, following the trend of recent years. We knew that Christie’s will be auctioned on November 14 in New York a major work of his, a portrait of Marlon Brando, estimated around 20 million.
Also, that day, the same room offers another Warhol’s iconic piece, and one of the most important paintings of this artist that ever came to auction. Accustomed to seize American myths and icons, in this case it does with one of its major symbols: the Statue of Liberty herself. Warhol is the son of a family of Czech origin who emigrated to the United States. He was born in Pittsburgh.