A Warhol, a wild back-story and today’s art market | Curio

A Warhol, a wild back-story and today’s art market

7 mins | May 29, 2022

What a little-known anecdote tells us about authorship, authenticity and even NFTs. Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sold for $195 million this month, making it the most expensive work of 20th-century art. But there’s a more obscure portrait claiming to be Andy Warhol’s most exciting and definitive work, argues Tim Harford.

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