Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)
{{Short description|1963 serigraph by Andy Warhol}}
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{{Infobox Painting
| image_file=Silver Car Crash by Andy Warhol (1963).jpg
| image_size=350px
| title=Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)
| artist=Andy Warhol
| year=1963
| medium=acrylic on canvas
| height_metric=243
| width_metric=400
| museum=Private collection
}}
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Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) is a 1963 serigraph by the American artist Andy Warhol. In November 2013, it sold for $105 million (£65.5m) at NYC auction, setting a new highest price for a work by Warhol.{{Cite web|date=March 20, 2015|title=Warhol painting fetches record $105M at NYC auction|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/warhol-painting-fetches-record-105m-at-nyc-auction|access-date=February 8, 2021|website=Associated Press|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24937683 |title=Andy Warhol auction record shattered |access-date=November 14, 2013|work=BBC News}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/andy-warhol-painting-sells-105m-article-1.1516240 |title=Andy Warhol painting sells for $105M |work=New York Daily News |date= November 13, 2013|access-date=November 13, 2013}}
History
Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) depicts a body twisted in the mangled interior of a silver car. It was printed by Andy Warhol at the age of 35. It is the last serigraph of the artist that was left in private hands. The serigraph measures {{convert|8|by|13|ft|m|abbr=out}} and was displayed only once in public during the last 26 years. The work was part of his Death and Disaster series.
The art masterpiece was held by a European collector for 20 years. In November 2013, five bidders fought for the serigraph in an auction of contemporary art works organized by Sotheby's, bringing the final price to $105 million, not only surpassing its estimate of $60-80 million but also breaking the previous auction record for a Warhol serigraph, Eight Elvises that last auctioned at $100 million. The name of the winning bidder was never publicly disclosed.
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