When a Warhol for $225 Has More Heft Than One for $195 Million - The New York Times

Unlike the Christie’s retread, the Pop master’s 1962 “Green Marilyn” was crudely silk-screened, with blotches that convey the decay of a fallen star. It was a pathbreaking original.

The first Marilyns were already hinting at that, just through their use of silk-screening: The technique had first been perfected to print the humblest of souvenir pennants. By offering those Marilyn… [+1954 chars]

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