From Marilyn Monroe to Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol painted nearly every major celebrity of his time. By the 1980s, the artist became a global star in his own right, and in his 1986 Fright Wig series, he presented himself as a monument to the ages: as Warhol the icon. Ahead of the Contemporary Art Evening Auction on 17 November, which features Warhol’s Self-Portrait (Fright Wig), watch the video to hear why Eric Shiner of Sotheby’s Private Sales, Contemporary Art, believes this work is tremendous in size and meaning.

Past Auction

Contemporary Art Evening Auction

17 November 2016 | 7:00 PM EST | New York