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A famous painting of Marilyn Monroe by American artist Andy Warhol sold for $195 million on Monday.
周一，美国艺术家安迪·沃霍尔的一幅“玛丽莲·梦露”名画以1.95亿美元的价格售出。
That is the most ever paid in a public sale for a work by an American.
这是有史以来美国艺术品在公开拍卖会上拍出的最高价格。
Warhol painted "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" in 1964.
沃霍尔在1964年创作了《枪击玛丽莲（鼠尾草蓝色）》。
The colorful image shows Monroe with yellow hair, blue eye shadow and bright red lips, with a rich blue background.
在这幅色彩鲜艳的画作中，梦露的头发是黄色的，眼影是蓝色的，嘴唇涂成了鲜红色，背景是蓝色的。
The sale took place at Christie's auction house in New York.
该拍卖会在纽约佳士得拍卖行举行。
Representatives from Christie's said the painting became the costliest work of art from the 20th century ever auctioned.
佳士得拍卖行的代表表示，这幅画成为20世纪拍卖价格最高的艺术品。
The Warhol painting passed the earlier record holder, Jean-Michel Basquiat.
沃霍尔的这幅画超过了此前的纪录保持者让·米歇尔·巴斯奎特。
His 1982 painting "Untitled" of a skull-like face sold for a record $110.5 million in 2017 at Sotheby's in New York.
他于1982年所创作的画《无题》画的是一张骷髅脸。这幅画于2017年在纽约苏富比拍卖行以创纪录的1.105亿美元售出。
Warhol created more than one image of Monroe.
沃霍尔创造了不止一幅梦露的画像。
The "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn" painting has been shown in museums around the world.
这幅《枪击玛丽莲（鼠尾草蓝色）》已在世界各地的博物馆展出。
Christie's said an unnamed buyer made the purchase Monday night.
佳士得拍卖行称，一位未透露姓名的买家在周一晚间购买了这幅画。
When the auction was announced earlier this year, Christie's estimated it could go for as much as $200 million.
今年早些时候宣布拍卖时，佳士得估计成交价可能高达2亿美元。
"It's an amazing price," said Alex Rotter, chairman of Christie's 20th and 21st century art department.
佳士得负责20世纪和21世纪作品拍卖的艺术部主席亚历克斯·罗特说：“这是一个惊人的价格。”
"Let it sink in, it's quite something."
“我们需要花些时间去接受这个价格，这是一件很了不起的事情。”
The earnings of the sale will go to the Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation Zurich, which put the painting up for auction.
这幅画由苏黎世的托马斯和多丽丝·安曼基金会出售，拍卖所得归其所有。
The foundation aims to help children with health care and educational programs.
该基金会旨在通过医疗保健和教育项目帮助儿童。
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