15 of the Most Expensive Auction Items Ever Sold

15 of the Most Expensive Auction Items Ever Sold

Andy Warhol's Brigitte Bardot Portrait

Sotheby employees adjust an acrylic and silkscreen ink-on-canvas portrait of French actress Brigitte Bardot from 1974 by American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) in Zurich, April 17, 2012. The picture, with an estimated worth of $3,754,000 to $6,339,000, is part of the art collection of late German-born businessman Gunter Sachs and will be offered at auction in London later this May.

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