Men_in_Her_Life_(Painting)

<i>Men in Her Life</i> (painting)

Men in Her Life (painting)

1962 painting by Andy Warhol

Men in Her Life is a 1962 painting by Andy Warhol. It is a black and white painting inspired by the life of Elizabeth Taylor,[1] a seven foot tall creation of the artist.

Quick Facts Men in Her Life, Artist ...

Painting style

It is a series of photos picturing the most important men in the life of Elizabeth Taylor,[2] including her third husband Mike Todd and her future husband Eddie Fisher.

History and price

The painting was sold for $63,362,500 in 2010 by Phillips de Pury & Co.[3] The final sum was a surprise even for the organizers, which evaluated the painting at 40 million dollars initially. The name of the buyer was not disclosed to the public - though it has been reported to be Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Bloomberg News". Bloomberg. 9 November 2010. Retrieved Nov 9, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "WARNING: WEBSITE USURPED Men in Her Life". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Men in Her Life". Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Andy Warhol - Men in Her Life 1962".
Stub icon

This article about a twentieth-century painting is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Men_in_Her_Life_(Painting), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.