Andy Warhol’s 1963 Triple Elvis Artwork sold for $81.9 million at Christie’s auction of postwar and contemporary art in New York on Wednesday. In addittion to “Triple Elvis (Ferus Type)“, another Warhol’s work – “Four Marlons” brought $69.6 million. The nearly 7-foot-high portraits were acquired by German casino company WestSpiel in the 1970s for one of its casinos. Works by Willem de Kooning and Cy Twombly also broke auction records for the artists.
Christie’s said the auction which featured 82 individual pieces, brought in a total of $852.9 million (£540 million), breaking its record for an sale of art of its kind.
