The fizz in art

Andy Warhol painting titled “Large Coca Cola” put the fizz into Sotheby’s New York contemporary art auction when it beat expectations and sold for 35.3 million dollars

Andy Warhol painting titled “Large Coca Cola” put the fizz into Sotheby’s New York contemporary art auction when it beat expectations and sold for 35.3 million dollars. The black and white Warhol, sweetened the evening’s total haul of 222.4 million dollars, which was also over pre-auction predictions.

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A 1955 Mark Rothko that had been estimated to sell for 20 to 30 million dollars eventually went for 22.4 million dollars to an unidentified buyer from Asia.