Contemporary Week at Dorotheum includes modern and contemporary art, jewels, and watches
(Artdaily.org)

No matter who the artist is, Klimt, Walde, West, Warhol or Dubuffet: Contemporary Week at Dorotheum showcases quality on an international scale. He turned stars into gods – and was one himself: Andy Warhol. He told people just to look at the surface of his images, saying that there was nothing behind it and that the viewers themselves had to come up with the metaphysical aspects. However, using car crashes or the electric chair as the subject of his images meant that nevertheless involved him passing comment. The same can be said of his images of Marilyn, reproduced on a massive scale, with the tragic diva now depicted with a permanent smile, like a mask. The image by the Pop art artist up for auction at Dorotheum on 5 June depicts a series showing copies of photos featuring Judy Garland and Liza