Andy Warhol painting sold for record $105 millionNovember 14, 2013 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Andy Warhol painting sold at a New York City auction has set a sales record for works by the famed pop artist, Belfast Telegraph said. Sotheby's said Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) sold for 105 million dollars, including the buyer's premium. It had been expected to fetch up to 80 million dollars. The buyer was not immediately identified. The 8ft by 13ft painting captures the immediate aftermath of a car crash and depicts a twisted body sprawled across a car's mangled interior. The 1963 work has only been seen in public once in the past 26 years. The previous Warhol auction record was 71.7 million dollars, set in 2007. The sale comes a day after the record was broken for art sold at auction with a Francis Bacon triptych that went for 142.4 million dollars. The previous Warhol record was for Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I). Another Warhol, Coca-Cola (3), sold for 57.2 million dollars on Tuesday, November 12 at Christie's auction house. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |