One of Andy Warhol's most famous paintings is going up for auction

One of Andy Warhol's most famous paintings is going up for auction¹

　　Transcript²

　　It is a neon-colored portrait of Marilyn Monroe titled: Shot Sage³ Blue Marilyn. It's valued at $200 million.

　　STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

　　One of the world's most famous artworks is going up for auction. It is a neon-colored portrait of Marilyn Monroe by the pop artist Andy Warhol.

　　ALEX ROTTER: I use this test when we speak about paintings. Would a New York cab driver recognize this painting? And I think there are only two. I think there's Marilyn and there's Mona Lisa that everyone would hit. That's it.

　　A MARTINEZ, HOST:

　　That's Alex Rotter, chairman of 20th and 21st Century Art at Christie's auction house.

　　ROTTER: You see her blonde hair, which Warhol turns yellow, and you see her very famous lips.

　　(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "NIAGARA")

　　MARTINEZ: Out of dozens of Marilyn images that Warhol created after her death in the 1960s, this is one of five based on a publicity⁴ still from the movie Niagara.

　　(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "NIAGARA")

　　MARILYN MONROE: (As Rose Loomis) Sure. I'm meeting somebody, just anybody handy as long as he's a man.

　　ROTTER: So when you - once you see the image, you will recognize that you're actually much more familiar with Warhol's vision of Marilyn than with the old movie shots from Marilyn herself.

　　INSKEEP: That's true. I didn't know where that image was from. Now, about four years ago, one of Warhol's Marilyns sold privately⁵ for more than $200 million. Bids for this sage blue silkscreen are expected to go at least that high and set an auction house record.

　　ROTTER: Warhol was, in my opinion, about 50 years ahead of his time in the concept of how people will understand art. And Marilyn is such a beautiful example. It's wherever you are, whoever you are, you engage in the beauty of Marilyn and the tragedy that surrounded her. And that shows how Warhol was ahead of his time in popular culture.

　　MARTINEZ: Warhol's "Blue Marilyn" was owned by a Swiss art dealer⁶ before his death. The Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation says proceeds from the auction in May will go toward health and education programs for kids.

　　(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU")

　　MONROE: (Singing) I wanna be loved by you, just you, nobody else but you...

1 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 sage   

n.圣人，哲人；adj.贤明的，明智的

参考例句：

• I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
• The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。

4 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

5 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

6 dealer   

n.商人，贩子

参考例句：

• The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
• The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。