New York (CNN) -- A portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor by Andy Warhol raked in $26, 962, 500 on the auction block Thursday.

纽约（CNN）--由安迪沃霍尔创作的一幅演员伊丽莎白泰勒的肖像在周四的一次拍卖会上以26962500美元的价格成交。

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Working as a captain in the front of the house, he hosted an illustrious clientele that included Aristotle Onassis and Jackie Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor and Andy Warhol, before going on to preside over the dining rooms of several other landmark eateries throughout the city.

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Actor and director Ron Howard, who played Griffith's son, Opie Taylor, on "The Andy Griffith Show, " said he is "forever grateful" to the actor.

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