Warhol's Blondie painting sells for nearly $6m
Andy Worhol's iconic painting of Blondie star Debbie Harry has sold for a staggering $5.9m.
The Heart of Glass singer posed for Warhol in his NY studio back in 1980 and the finished product, a hot pink, silkscreen canvas, was one of the star lots at Sotherby's two-day aucion in London which ended yesterday.
Former Eurythmics rocker, Dave Stewart also attracted bidders after offloading pieces from his personal art collection.
A spot painting by Damien Hirst, entitled Dantrolene (Being God for Dave), which the renowned British artist dedicated to the musician, went for $1.8m.
The guitarist also sold off Hirst's 1992 piece Acridine for nearly $1m.
The contemporary art auction pulled in a record-breaking total of $172m.
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