Warhol's 'Flowers' sells for $1.3 million

One of Andy Warhol's 'Flowers' paintings

According to an article we found on upi.com  one of Andy Warhol's Flowers paintings sold for upwards of 1.3 million dollars on July the 20th.

Warhol was a well known promoter of the commercial  photobooth for the creation of artwork, and began a long running series of pop art photography in the 50's. In his career he successfully had his photo booth snapshots printed in publications like Harper's Bazaar and Time Magazine.

The sale of this artwork is substantial for a few  reasons: namely because it sets, not only the record for the price of a Warhol Flowers painting (there are 4 others known to exist), but also the record price for a fine art auction conducted entirely on line.