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Shhh! Secrecy surrounds the 'Thriller' deal

Michael Jackson (Green) by Andy Warhol sells at

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We know it sold, for "millions." Beyond that, what's going on with the winning bid for a Michael Jackson portrait by Andy Warhol is all very hush, hush. (Not an unusual state of affairs in the high-rolling world of art.) 

According to the Vered Gallery in East Hampton, Warhol’s 1984 portrait, Michael Jackson (Green) sold after some brisk last-minute bidding.

Warhol,...

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