Andy Warhol portrait of disgraced OJ Simpson to go under the hammer

Andy Warhol’s portrait of OJ Simpson will be auctioned in New York on May 16. (Phillips via AP)

A portrait of the disgraced American football star OJ Simpson by pop-art innovator Andy Warhol is to be sold at auction.

Created in 1977 and signed by both men, the screen print is billed by the auction house as a work that brings together two of the most recognisable names of the 20th century and captures “a trajectory of celebrity and tragedy”.