Late American artist Nelson Shanks' work sold for more than 10 times its highest estimate of $20,000, according to the auction house Sotheby’s.
In the 1980s and '90s, Diana, Princess of Wales, was photographed shaking hands with patients diagnosed with AIDS. At a time when individuals with the disease were largely ostracized, Diana’s simplehelped change perceptions around the world — all with the click of a camera. Her life of activism drew the adoration of many across the globe, immortalizing her as “the people’s princess.”
Nelson Shanks' portrait of the late Princess Diana sold for $201,600 — more than 10 times its highest estimate of $20,000.The portrait — created during her sittings with artist Nelson Shanks in 1994, two years after she separated from Prince Charles — depicts Diana looking to the left, her eyes downcast, with an introspective expression. The oil on canvas work sold for $201,600 — more than 10 times its highest estimate of $20,000, according to the auction house Sotheby’s.
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