Last May, Sotheby's set a record with the sale of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" for $119.9 million. Purchased by financier Leon Black, it was the highest price ever paid for an artwork at auction.
Now, Sotheby's wants to profit from the Munch mania by offering three Andy Warhol prints inspired by the Norwegian artist. "The Scream (After Munch)," "Eva Mudocci (After Munch)," and "Madonna and Self-Portrait with Skeleton's Arm (After Munch)" all date from 1984 and come from a private European collection. The combined presale estimate is £500,000-£750,000, or roughly between $800,000 and $1.2 million dollars.
The Sotheby's Sale of Old Master, Modern and Contemporary Prints will take place in London on September 19, and features about 200 prints from the last five centuries. The auction will include a woodcut by Munch himself of "The Girls on the Bridge" from 1918, currently on show at the Tate Modern (presale estimate: £180,000-£200,000).
Matisse, Banksy, Picasso, Rembrandt, Miró, Man Ray, Koons, Hirst, and Goya are among the other big-name highlights. But it is Warhol with a whopping 24 prints who will be the most heavily-featured artist at the auction.
