Andy Warhol Work Sells for $3.87m to Deliver a 13% Annualized Return
3 min read · 18 Sep 2025
Madonna and Self-Portrait with Skeleton's Arm (After Munch). Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Andy Warhol, Madonna and Self-Portrait with Skeleton's Arm (After Munch) (1984) sold for $3.87m (GBP2.85m), more than one and a half times the low estimate at Sotheby's in London on September 17.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $3.77m, equivalent to an annualized return of 13%. It last sold at auction in 1997 for $100,000 at Christie's.
Acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas, 129.7 x 180.4cm. The work has been traded twice in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
September 17, 2025 | $3.87m | 3772 % | Sotheby's | London |
May 08, 1997 | $100,000 | - | Christie's | New York |
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