Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sells for $195m at auction

Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sells for £158 million at auction (Ted Shaffrey/AP)

Andy Warhol’s Shot Sage Blue Marilyn has gone under the hammer for 195 million US dollars (£158 million), making it the most expensive work by an American artist sold at auction.

The famous image, created in 1964, is a close-up portrait of actress Marilyn Monroe, depicted in vibrant block colours, with yellow hair, blue eyeshadow and red lips on a blue background.