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A woman takes a photo of Andy Warhol's 'Shot Sage Blue Marilyn' during Christie's 20th and 21st Century Art press preview at Christie's New York on April 29, 2022, in New York City. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) NEW YORK - Andy Warhol's "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" sold for a cool $195 million on Monday, making the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S.

NEW YORK - One of Andy Warhol's iconic paintings of Marilyn Monroe is coming to auction — and Christie's auction house has estimated the sale price could hit around $200 million.The silkscreen image is known as "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," a close-up of Monroe with her hair in yellow, her eyeshadow blue, and her lips red. It is slated to be part of a week of sales in May, said Christie's Alex Rotter, who called it "one of the most significant paintings to come to auction in a generation."If the 1964 painting does sell for the estimate, it would become the most expensive 20th-century artwork to be auctioned, Christie's said."When a painting like this comes to auction, it changes the market not only for Warhol but it changes the market itself," Rotter said.Get breaking news alerts in the free FOX5NY News app | Sign up for FOX 5 email newslettersThe proceeds of the sale would go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which is putting the painting up for auction.