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Iconic Marilyn Monroe Image By Andy Warhol Coming to Auction

A guest takes a photo of Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” at Christie’s in New York on March 21.

A guest takes a photo of Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” at Christie’s in New York on March 21.

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New York (AP) -- An iconic image of Marilyn Monroe created by Andy Warhol is coming to auction, with Christie’s auction house estimating the price at around $200 million.

The silkscreen image known as “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn," a close-up of Monroe with her hair in yellow, her eyeshadow blue and her lips red, is slated to be part of a week of sales in May, Christie's said Monday.