13-06-2017 23:00 via theartnewspaper.com

Andy Warhol’s first ‘selfie’ expected to fetch £7m at auction

If any artist could be said to epitomise selfie culture, its Andy Warhol. Now the late Pop artists first self-portraitcomplete with sunglasses and an air of insoucianceis to be sold at auction for the first time.
Self-Portrait (1963-64) marks the moment a 35-year-old Warhol turned the camera on himself, and in doing so created a celebrity icon. The canvas, which has been in the same private collection since the 1980s, is expected to fetch 7m at Sothebys on 28 June.
There has been some debate ove
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