Stephen Colbert’s portrait was up for auction at the Phillips de Pury today. The portrait has been tweaked in various degrees by variously-able artists (Steve Martin, Frank Stella, Shepard Fairey and Andres Serrano) and is described in the catalog as “Inkjet on canvas, with acrylic spray paint, Sharpie, looked-at-edness of Frank Stella.” It’s just been sold for $26,000 and will benfit nifty educational charity tool, DonorsChoose.
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The portrait, which carried no pre-sale estimate, was first shown on a December 8 episode of "The Colbert Report" during an interview with comedian Steve Martin, a noted art collector who was discussing his book "An Object of Beauty."
It was subsequently enhanced when Fairey, who created the iconic "Hope" posters for President Obama during the 2008 campaign, spray-painted "OBEY" on it.