Andy Warhol’s Portrait of Muhammad Ali Sold for $18 Million

This weekend, one of the art world’s biggest events returned to Florida. Art Basel Miami Beach featured a microcosm of the contemporary art world’s current trends, while also attracting protestors outside of the event who took issue with one of the art fair’s sponsors.

Contemporary art wasn’t the only high-profile attraction this year, however: Lévy Gorvy Dayan‘s booth featured a painting from one of the 20th century’s most prominent artists depicting one of the 20th century’s most promiment athletes. That painting was Andy Warhol’s Muhammad Ali, which sold at a VIP preview of the event for $18 million…

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