Artworks by Andy Warhol are auctioned by the artist’s nephew

the nephew of Andy Warhol auctioned two of the artist’s first paintings in New York last Tuesday (15). The first one was a self-portrait. Nosepicker 1: Why Pick on Mefrom 1948, for BRL 2.6 million and Living Roomof the same year, for BRL 1.68 million

“This is an early work, (…) but we are very happy to send these works to the world – said James Warhola, also an artist and nephew of warhol🇧🇷 James Warhola.

Both paintings were almost lost. In the late 1970s, the family warhola had the car stolen, with the two works inside. The vehicle, however, was eventually recovered with the paintings unharmed, Phillips auction house said (via O Globo newspaper🇧🇷

Activists scribble Andy Warhol artwork in Australia

This month, the work of Andy Warhol that was in a museum in Australia was also almost lost. Environmental activists glued their hands to the glass frame and scribbled a variation on one of the artist’s most famous works, the Campbell’s Soup🇧🇷 The protest was carried out by a group called Stop Fossil Fuel Subsidies Australia which advocates ending fossil fuel subsidies.

007: Daniel Craig wanted James Bond to die in No Time to Die; understand

Pink Floyd: Roger Waters re-releases ‘Comfortably Numb’ without Gilmour solos

According to the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the work suffered no serious damage. The activists also scribbled on the protective layers of the canvases that make up the work.

Andy Warhol painted “Campbell’s Soup” for the first time between 1961 and 1962 and has become one of the most recognizable symbols of the American pop art movement. According to the newspaper O Globo, the activists chose this work to point out the “danger of capitalism”

“Andy Warhol illustrated unbridled consumerism in these iconic series. Now we have unbridled capitalism,” the group said in a statement.