Andy Warhol's Michael Jackson Portrait Sold By Vered Gallery In East Hampton

08/19/09 01:43 AM ET   AP

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EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York art gallery has sold an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson, but won't reveal the purchase price or the buyer.

The Vered Gallery in East Hampton sold the 30-by-26-inch painting showing a smiling Jackson in a red jacket from his 1980s "Thriller" days to a buyer who requested anonymity.

The auction, which closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, was conducted online, by phone and at the gallery. The seller is a private collector.

Gallery co-owner Janet Lehr would not disclose the final bid price, but did say it was more than a million dollars.

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EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York art gallery has sold an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson, but won't reveal the purchase price or the buyer. The Vered Gallery in East Hampton sold the 30-...
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York art gallery has sold an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson, but won't reveal the purchase price or the buyer. The Vered Gallery in East Hampton sold the 30-...
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LMPE
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1544 Fans
01:39 AM on 08/21/2009
Warhol never saw Jackson turn weird.
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Marrymeplease
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10:59 PM on 08/28/2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!!!!!!! Despite what people say about you, you were a human being and only God has the right to judge you. Wish you were here. Rest In Peace.
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AuntiepoppyCock
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04:59 PM on 08/20/2009
Beautiful work... This is why Warhol still makes the news. I hope whoever purchased it will allow others to view it up close in person... pick me pick me.
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nisha
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06:07 AM on 08/20/2009
Gorgeous! Should be in a museum!
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rsprags
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12:30 AM on 08/20/2009
I love the painting, great graphics!
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comicpro
Stupid Should Be Painful
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05:20 PM on 08/19/2009
Damn thats when Mike was still almost black!! That has got to be worth at least a forty ounce and a oz of some chronic!
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03:23 PM on 08/19/2009
IMHO, this work does not look like any of Warhol's others in his series of portraits. I wouldn't be surprised if this was a fake.
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salieri
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02:10 PM on 08/19/2009
10 minutes in photoshop
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LaPoesie
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02:57 PM on 08/19/2009
what makes it so great is that they didn't have photoshop back then. if it weren't for warhol's influence on art there would probably be no photoshop.
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xherv
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03:08 PM on 08/19/2009
Well, not the same legitimacy for graphic art as high art, surely. Something like Photoshop is just a necessity for image and design professionals, but I'd definitely agree that it would be different if we hadn't turned on to celebrating graphic art as bona fide culture.
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DessLoch
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07:22 AM on 08/21/2009
it's a painting, can't be photoshopped
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12:44 PM on 08/19/2009
Awesome Pic.. I would buy it if I had the $$
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