Men in Her Life (painting) Men in Her Life (painting) Men in Her Life is a 1962 painting by Andy Warhol. It is a black and white painting inspired by the life of Elizabeth Taylor, a seven foot tall creation of the artist. It is a series of photos picturing the most important men in the life of Elizabeth Taylor, including her third husband Mike Todd and her future husband Eddie Fisher. The painting was sold for $63.4 million in 2010 by Phillips de Pury & Co. The final sum was a surprise even for the organizers, which evaluated the painting at 40 million dollars
The Artist in His Museum monument of my art as a Painter, but also that the design should be expressive, that I bring forth into public view, the beauties of Nature and Art, the rise & progress of the Museum."" He further said, ""I wish it may excite some admiration, otherwise my labor is lost, except that it is a good likeness."" Peale's determination to honor his career is reflected in his having painted two preliminary versions of "The Artist", unusual for an artist who took pride in producing likenesses with little preparatory work. There are three spaces in the work. The foreground of the