Wayne Gretzky with Andy Warhol - Warhol completed six unique portraits of the 22-year-old holding a hockey stick, priced at $35,000 (U.S.) in 1984 when they were unveiled. Gretzky was given one of the six — he chose a piece with dramatic orange and blue in it because it resembled Oiler colours - Andy Warhol (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States of America dedicated to a single artist - Warhol's works include some of the most expensive paintings ever sold