Andy Warhol's 1984 portrait of Michael Jackson has sold at auction for over $1million.
The auction took place at The Vered Gallery in Long Island, New York with the painting going to an anonymous bidder.
The gallery has remained tight-lipped about the exact price, but it was confirmed that the portrait sold for in excess of $1million (£600,000 approx).
Warhol painted the 76cm x 66cm piece to celebrate the phenomenal success of Michael Jackson's defining album 'Thriller'.
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Hilarious, highly unflattering and hardly resembling Madonna and Guy Ritchie at all,the painting by Scottish artist Peter Howson failed to reach its asking price of £20,000 when it went under the hammer last month. We're not too surprised.
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