Sold: Most expensive piece of 20th century art

Question 1

The story

Answer 1

Andy Warhol created the 40 inch by 40 inch painting of Marilyn Monroe after her death using a promotional photo from one of her films.
Christie’s called it the ultimate depiction of his ultimate muse: a Mona Lisa for the 20th Century.
This painting was auctioned.

Question 2

iconic

Answer 2

very famous; represents an idea
Icon: In your PC, sth religious that people warship. All “represents”

Elvis Presley’s iconic jumpsuits are a symbol of the 1970s.
The iconic Gangnam style video was a massive YouTube hit in the 2010s.

Question 3

fetches

Answer 3

sells for a certain amount of money.
Fetch: It has a sense of going somewhere to get sth, pretty informal
Old nursery rhyme: Jack & Jill went up the hill to fetch a pale of water.

I put my old bike on an auction site, and it fetched twice as much as I originally paid!
Can you fetch me a coffee? I’m really sleepy.

Question 4

enthral

Answer 4

keep your total attention; be extremely exciting

The World Cup enthrals millions of viewers across the globe every four years.
People say Squid Game is the most enthralling drama on TV in recent years.

Be enthraled by / with sb/ sth
The children were enthraled by the story she was telling.
Pakistan won an enthraling match by two wickets
I was enthraled, I found it very enthraling.