{"id":259643,"date":"2026-06-08T20:42:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/259643\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T20:42:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:42:59","slug":"andy-warhols-remarkable-portrait-of-late-queen-to-be-auctioned-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/259643\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Warhol\u2019s \u2018remarkable\u2019 portrait of late Queen to be auctioned"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Andy Warhol portrait of the late Queen is expected to sell for up to \u00a3115,900 at auction.<\/p>\n

Two pieces from Warhol\u2019s Reigning Queens series will go under the hammer at Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers later this month.<\/p>\n

The works depict Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.<\/p>\n

The portrait of the former British monarch was based on the official photograph taken by Peter Grugeon at Windsor Castle in 1975, which was later released for the Queen\u2019s Silver Jubilee in 1977.<\/p>\n

\"\"Andy Warhol\u2019s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II will go under the hammer later this month (Bruun Rasmussen\/PA)<\/p>\n

It is estimated the artwork will sell for between \u00a392,800 and \u00a3115,900.<\/p>\n

The portrait of Queen Margrethe II draws on the official coronation portrait taken by royal photographer Rigmor Mydtskov, which followed the Danish monarch\u2019s accession to the throne in 1972.<\/p>\n

That piece is set to fetch between \u00a329,000 and \u00a334,800.<\/p>\n

Both queens are portrayed wearing royal orders, tiaras and ceremonial jewellery \u2013 with the pieces featuring Warhol\u2019s photographic printmaking silkscreen technique and vivid Pop Art palette.<\/p>\n

Bruun Rasmussen\u2019s specialist in modern art Kathrine Eriksen said: \u201cWe are delighted to present these remarkable portraits of Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Margrethe II \u2013 two world-famous monarchs interpreted by Andy Warhol, the king of Pop Art who became an icon in his own right.\u201d<\/p>\n

A portrait of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark also forms part of the auction (Bruun Rasmussen\/PA)<\/p>\n

Warhol created the Reigning Queens series in 1985 as a tribute to four reigning female monarchs who inherited their thrones by birthright: Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Margrethe II, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Queen Ntombi Twala of Swaziland.<\/p>\n

Eriksen said: \u201cThe Reigning Queens series encapsulates Warhol\u2019s fascination with global fame, social hierarchy and the immense power of media imagery.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, Warhol\u2019s works are almost as legendary as the monarchs themselves, each of whom left an enduring mark on history.\u201d<\/p>\n

Warhol\u2019s series of portraits of the queens was issued in two editions \u2013 a standard edition comprising of 40 prints, and a Royal Edition of 30 works which had been decorated with \u201cdiamond dust\u201d, crushed glass to make them sparkle in the light.<\/p>\n

Four prints of Queen Elizabeth II from the Royal Edition were purchased by the Royal Collection in 2012 to mark the Queen\u2019s Diamond Jubilee.<\/p>\n

Bruun Rasmussen\u2019s live auction begins on June 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Andy Warhol portrait of the late Queen is expected to sell for up to \u00a3115,900 at auction.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259644,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-259643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}