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Warhol`s Jackson portrait sold by NY art gallery

A New York art gallery has sold an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson, but won`t reveal the purchase price or the buyer.

East Hampton: A New York art gallery has sold an Andy Warhol portrait of Michael Jackson, but won`t reveal the purchase price or the buyer.The Vered Gallery in East Hampton sold the 30-by-26-inch painting showing a smiling Jackson in a red jacket from his 1980s "Thriller" days to a buyer who requested anonymity.
The auction, which closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, was conducted online, by phone and at the gallery. The seller is a private collector. Gallery co-owner Janet Lehr would not disclose the final bid price, but did say it was more than a million dollars. Bureau Report