Warhol portraits of Elvis and Brando go under the hammer for £96 MILLION in New York
TWO iconic Andy Warhol paintings of Elvis Presley and Marlon Brando have sold for more than £96million at a blockbuster art auction in New York.
Andy Warhol's portrait of Elvis Presley (pictured) is one of his most iconic artworks
The extremely rare portraits were among the highlights at a record-breaking auction of post-war and contemporary art which topped £541million.
The pair rate among Warhol’s most famous portraits
Triple Elvis (Ferus Type) sold for £52million and Four Marlons brought in £44.1million at Christie’s sale of post-war and contemporary art.
The pair rate among Warhol’s most famous portraits.
The nearly 7ft-high portraits were acquired by German casino company WestSpiel in the 1970s for one of its casinos.
The Elvis, executed in ink and silver paint in 1963, depicts the rock ‘n’ roll heartthrob as a cowboy, who is armed and shooting from the hip.
The Brando silkscreen, created three years later, shows the actor on a motorcycle in a leather jacket.
The image is repeated four times.