Only the greatest icons of our time were immortalised by the Pop Art master Andy Warhol. Wayne Gretzky, Marilyn Monroe, a tin of soup… well, now one the most famous and influential men in the field of music and politics has been iconised on canvas. Bono, lead singer of Irish rock band U2 and one of the foremost speakers in the Make Poverty History campaign has been immortalised by Steve Kaufman, the US pop artist and prodigy of Andy Warhol.

Kaufman created a two panel work of U2’s Bono out of his studio in California, rather ingeniously titled ‘Bono 2 panel painting’. The work shows the Irish legend in portrait and profile, sporting his ever present trademark sunglasses.

Apparently Kaufman made the decision to paint Bono after a recent stay in Dublin where he participated in a pop art exhibition held by ‘Pop Art Ireland’. His work, which went on show in the Shelbourne Hotel, completely sold out.

The work is now on auction at the PopArtIreland.com website, which is expected to start at 7,000 Euros.