NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2009
Warhol Self-Portrait Found in Closet
Could Fetch More than $1M at Sotheby's Auction; Missing for 40 Years
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This photo released by Sotheby's, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 in New York, shows a 1965 self-portrait by Andy Warhol. The painting belongs to Cathy Naso, who was 17-years-old when she got a part-time job as a receptionist at Warhol's Factory. The painting will be auctioned at Sotheby's Nov. 11 sale of contemporary art. (AP Photo/Sothebys)
The painting belongs to Cathy Naso. She was 17 years old when she got a part-time job as a receptionist at Warhol's Factory.
Two years later, in 1967, Warhol gave her a self-portrait inscribed to her.
The Brooklyn resident displayed the painting briefly and then stored it in a closet. It remained there until this year.
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It is on display at Sotheby's New York offices starting Friday and will be auctioned at a Nov. 11 sale of contemporary art.
The auction house estimates it will sell for $1 million or more.
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