New : Lichtenstein 's `` The Scream '' sells for $ 50 million . `` Double Elvis '' considered among the most famous of Andy Warhol 's paintings of celebrities . The Andy Warhol classic painting `` Double Elvis ( Ferus Type ) '' sold Wednesday at Sotheby 's in New York for more than $ 37 million , the auction house said . Price is short of the $ 44.9 million that Sotheby 's had predicted it might fetch . Warhol , who died in 1987 , made two versions of `` Double Elvis '' paintings .
New : Lichtenstein 's `` The Scream '' sells for $ 50 million . `` Double Elvis '' considered among the most famous of Andy Warhol 's paintings of celebrities . Price is short of the $ 44.9 million that Sotheby 's had predicted it might fetch . Warhol , who died in 1987 , made two versions of `` Double Elvis '' paintings .