I Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon) Geoffrey Owen Cobb Pages: 776

Pages: 776

Capable of Mach 3 flight

sending him down a long hall and straight into a mobster's paradise

and they unite in their desire to find out more

I cannot let you go behind the bar of the bank

I Sold Andy Warhol (Too Soon) Geoffrey Owen Cobb Pages: 776In early 2005, Richard Polsky decided to put his much loved, hard won Warhol Fright Wig, up for auction at Christie's. The market for contemporary art was robust and he was hoping to turn a profit. His instinct seemed to be on target: his picture sold for $375,000. But if only Polsky had waited . . . Over the next two years, prices soared to unimaginable heights with multimillion dollar deals that became the norm and not the exception. Buyers and