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Fine art by Andy Warhol screen print from
Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe series, a major work of Pop Art. Warhol created the original Marilyn Diptych painting in 1962, shortly after the actress's death, using a repeated silkscreen image to comment on celebrity culture and mortality.
Artwork Details
Artist: Andy Warhol
Subject: Marilyn Monroe, based on a 1953 publicity photo from the film Niagara
Medium: Screenprint (silkscreen ink and acrylic paint on canvas for the original Diptych)
Date: The original Diptych was made in 1962; the image you see is likely from a later portfolio of 10 color variations published in 1967.
Style: Pop Art, characterized by the use of mass-produced images, repetition, and vibrant, non-naturalistic "Day-Glo" colors.
Themes: The repetitive, flattened image explores how mass media creates "Marilyn Monroe" as a one-dimensional symbol, detached from her personal identity and mortality. |
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