«I LIKE MONEY ON THE WALL»

Andy Warhol’s famed Debbie Harry portrait has been sold for a cool $5.9 million. According to ContactMusic.com, the portrait, from 1980, sold at auction at Sotheby’s in London. Warhol’s impression of Blondie singer Harry, made at the height of her post-punk fame, was produced on a pink silkscreen canvas.One-time Eurythmics songwriter, guitarist and producer Dave Stewart, who is currently part of Mick Jagger’s new group SuperHeavy, also auctioned some of his art collection. A Damien Hirst painting that the controversial British artist dedicated to Stewart sold for $1.6 million.

July 1 2011