:Michael Jackson is pictured as many fans will most fondly remember him - young and smiling - in an Andy Warhol portrait unveiled on Wednesday.
- Warhol's (Green) Michael Jackson, will go on display for three days at the British Music Experience exhibition at the O2 arena in London, where he was set to stage his comeback gigs.
- The painting will then be auctioned, starting with an opening bid of 800,000 US dollars (£471,280). However, it is expected to fetch far more than that.
- Warhol's Lemon Marilyn, one of his famous portraits of actress Marilyn Monroe, fetched 28 million US dollars (£16,494,800) at Christie's in New York in 2007.
- The picture of Jackson, created in 1984 to celebrate the massive popularity of his Thriller album, shows the pop star dressed in a red shirt against a green background.
- Janet Lehr, partner at the Vered Gallery in New York which is acting as an agent for the seller, said: "This Andy Warhol portrait brings together the uncontested King of Pop Art with the uncontested King of Pop.
- "The portrait was painted at the height of their careers and is a celebration of two of the great talents in global cultural history."
- Paul Lilley, British Music Experience curator, said: "Michael Jackson's influence on the world of pop is unparalleled. This is a perfect chance for us to give our visitors a once in a life time opportunity before the portrait disappears from the public eye into a private collection."
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