«I LIKE MONEY ON THE WALL»

A massive 2.8-metre-square canvas by Andy Warhol, titled Self Portrait, is being put up for sale by designer Tom Ford.The purple-hued piece from 1986 features a spiky-haired Warhol and is estimated to fetch up to $15 million US, according to Bloomberg News. Sotheby's says Ford acquired the work — one of five versions created by the pop artist, who died in 1987— from Warhol's estate in 1998."I have always had an extensive art collection and own many Warhols," said the designer in a statement Friday."I am constantly buying and selling art to update my collection."

-CBC News
April 4 2010