A visitor looks at Andy Warhol's paintings from the serie "Marilyn Monroe, 1969" in Bogota on June 18, 2009, in Bogota. The Art Museum of the Republic Bank in Bogota opened yesterday an exhibition of the work of US artist Andy Warhol called "Mr. America". Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

A visitor looks at Andy Warhol's paintings from the serie "Marilyn Monroe, 1969" in Bogota on June 18, 2009, in Bogota. The Art Museum of the Republic Bank in Bogota opened yesterday an exhibition of the work of US artist Andy Warhol called "Mr. America".

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  1. Paintings by artist Andy Warhol are shown in this undated handout photo from the Los Angeles Police Department released to Reuters September 11, 2009. The artworks were stolen from the home of a Los Angeles collector, the LAPD said on Friday.
  2. Andy Warhol's 1984 portrait of entertainer Michael Jackson is shown in this publicity photo released to Reuters August 20, 2009. Janet Lehr, owner of the Vered Gallery on New York's Long Island, said the painting was sold Tuesday night, and while one report said that the price was in excess of $1 million, Lehr declined to give a figure. Warhol's Jackson portrait was commissioned to celebrate record-breaking sales of the singer's album "Thriller."
  3. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 30: '200 One Dollar Bills' by Andy Warhol, valued at $8-12 million, is displayed during a preview of Sotheby's fall Evening Sale of Contemporary Art October 30, 2009 in New York City. The November 11 sale features works by Warhol, Hockney, Koons and others.
  4. 'Self-Portrait' by Andy Warhol is on display during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art sale in New York, October 30, 2009. Sotheby's is scheduled to hold its impressionist and modern art sale on November 4, 2009.
  5. 'Untitled (Roll of Dollar Bills)' by Andy Warhol is on display during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art sale in New York, October 30, 2009. Sotheby's is scheduled to hold its impressionist and modern art sale on November 4, 2009.
  6. 'Self-Portrait' by Andy Warhol is on display during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art sale in New York, October 30, 2009. Sotheby's is scheduled to hold its impressionist and modern art sale on November 4, 2009.
  7. '200 One Dollar Bills' by Andy Warhol is on display during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art sale in New York, October 30, 2009. Sotheby's is scheduled to hold its impressionist and modern art sale on November 4, 2009.
  8. '200 One Dollar Bills' by Andy Warhol is on display during a preview of Sotheby's impressionist and modern art sale in New York, October 30, 2009. Sotheby's is scheduled to hold its impressionist and modern art sale on November 4, 2009.
  9. HOLLYWOOD - SEPTEMBER 30: A wax figure of Marilyn Monroe is displayed at Madame Tussauds Hollywood on September 30, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
  10. HOLLYWOOD - SEPTEMBER 30: A tourist (R) poses with a wax figure of Marilyn Monroe at Madame Tussauds Hollywood on September 30, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
  11. Lyon and Turnbull employees pose with two of the last photographs taken of Marilyn Monroe 'Marilyn Monroe in Stripe Scarf (The Last Sitting)' (L) by Bert Stern and 'Marilyn Monroe with white cocktail dress' (R) by Harold Lloyd during a photocall in central London, on September 29, 2009. The photograph by Bert Stern is expected to reach between GBP 4,500-5,000 (dollars 7,140-8,000 or euro 4,900-5,420) and the photograph by Harold Lloyd is expected to reach between GBP 500-700 (dollars 800-1,110 or euro 540-760) when they are auctioned at the 'No Inhibitions' sale in London, on October 2.
  12. Lyon and Turnbull employees pose with two of the last photographs taken of Marilyn Monroe 'Marilyn Monroe in Stripe Scarf (The Last Sitting)' (L) by Bert Stern and 'Marilyn Monroe with white cocktail dress' (R) by Harold Lloyd during a photocall in central London, on September 29, 2009. The photograph by Bert Stern is expected to reach between GBP 4,500-5,000 (dollars 7,140-8,000 or euro 4,900-5,420) and the photograph by Harold Lloyd is expected to reach between GBP 500-700 (dollars 800-1,110 or euro 540-760) when they are auctioned at the 'No Inhibitions' sale in London, on October 2.
  13. Lyon and Turnbull employees pose with two of the last photographs taken of Marilyn Monroe 'Marilyn Monroe in Stripe Scarf (The Last Sitting)' (L) by Bert Stern and 'Marilyn Monroe with white cocktail dress' (R) by Harold Lloyd during a photocall in central London, on September 29, 2009. The photograph by Bert Stern is expected to reach between GBP 4,500-5,000 (dollars 7,140-8,000 or euro 4,900-5,420) and the photograph by Harold Lloyd is expected to reach between GBP 500-700 (dollars 800-1,110 or euro 540-760) when they are auctioned at the 'No Inhibitions' sale in London, on October 2.
  14. A Lyon and Turnbull employee poses with one of the last photographs taken of Marilyn Monroe 'Marilyn Monroe in Stripe Scarf (The Last Sitting)' by Bert Stern during a photocall in central London, on September 29, 2009. The photograph is expected to reach between GBP 4,500-5,000 (dollars 7,140-8,000 or euro 4,900-5,420) when it is auctioned at the 'No Inhibitions' sale in London, on October 2.
  15. CHATSWORTH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Marilyn Monroe by artist Richard Hudson adorns the gardens of Chatsworth House on September 10, 2009, Chatsworth, England. World renowned artists, Antony Gormley, Henry Moore, Marc Quinn and Richard Hudson are amongst the cast of leading international artists appearing at the 2009 Sotheby's '�Beyond Limits'. The exhibition will feature more than 25 monumental modern and contemporary outdoor sculptures by artists from 14 countries and will run from from 14 September until 1 November.
  16. CHATSWORTH, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: A detail of Marilyn Monroe by artist Richard Hudson adorns the gardens of Chatsworth House on September 10, 2009, Chatsworth, England. World renowned artists, Antony Gormley, Henry Moore, Marc Quinn and Richard Hudson are amongst the cast of leading international artists appearing at the 2009 Sotheby's '�Beyond Limits'. The exhibition will feature more than 25 monumental modern and contemporary outdoor sculptures by artists from 14 countries and will run from from 14 September until 1 November.

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