“Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.”

The will appointed Fred Hughes, Warhol's manager since taking up the post from Paul Morrissey 20 years earlier, as executor of his estate and Foundation chairman. Warhol's will left instructions to set up a Foundation for the visual arts, with three initial directors including Vincent Fremont and Warhol's brother John.

The pair quickly became inseparable, and Edie became Warhol's muse and the star of many of his art films, such as Poor Little Rich Girl and Vinyl. Their brief relationship lasted under a year, ending in disputes over Edie's roles in the artist's films.

Warhol's Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, is one of the artist's most notorious artworks of all time. The Mona Lisa of the 20th Century, Warhol's paintings of Marilyn Monroe are the ultimate Pop Art testament to celebrity, fame and beauty.