Posted on 28/05/08
A vision of Black seen through the eyes of Warhol
Fans of jailed former newspaper tycoon Conrad Black have a chance to view him up close and personal starting at the end of this week. One of four portraits of Lord Black painted by Andy Warhol will be on show for the summer at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, as part of a Warhol: Larger Than Life exhibition. Mr. Warhol painted the series in 1981 when Lord Black, then 37, was just starting to build his newspaper empire. The Black portraits are faring well in the open market. Last November, another of the same series fetched a higher-than-anticipated $240,000 at an auction at Christie's. Sadly, Lord Black did not receive any of the proceeds as he had been ordered by a U.S. court to give up two of the portraits as part of a legal battle with creditors of his former holding company, Ravelston.
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