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Eight Elvises : ウィキペディア英語版 | Eight Elvises
''Eight Elvises'' is a 1963 silkscreen painting by American pop artist Andy Warhol. In 2008 it was sold for $100 million to a private buyer, making the painting the most valuable work by Andy Warhol at the time. The current owner and location of the painting, which has not been seen publicly since the 1960s, are unknown. ==Background==
''Eight Elvises'' is composed of eight identical, overlapping images of Elvis Presley in cowboy attire, silkscreened over a silver background.〔McCarthy (2006), 354〕 The painting was originally a portion of a piece, containing sixteen copies of Elvis, that was showcased in a 1963 exhibition at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. The exhibition, Warhol's second at the Ferus, contained several other pieces using the same image of Elvis, as well as a series of head shots of Elizabeth Taylor.〔 The images of Elvis were taken from a publicity still from the movie ''Flaming Star''.〔McCarthy (2006), 363〕 When the gallery was dismantled, the section with eight images of Elvis became a distinct piece, measuring .〔〔McCarthy (2006), 356〕 While Warhol created 22 versions of the painting with two Elvises on it, known as ''Double Elvis'' (Ferus Type), only one piece titled ''Eight Elvises'' was created.〔 The painting was purchased by Italian collector Annibale Berlinghieri in the late 1960s, and has not been seen publicly since then.〔
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