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Why did Andy Warhol paint Marilyn Monroe?
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Andy Warhol painted Marilyn Monroe as a commentary on the media and celebrity culture. The American artist was quick to jump on mass media’s penchant for treating glamour and tragedy with equal weight. Monroe’s suicidal overdose in 1962 was ideal fodder, and he reproduced her visage dozens of times, first painting the canvas with splotches of pigment to denote her hair, eyeshadow and lips, then printing the black photographic silkscreen, taken from a 1953 publicity still, on the surface, either alone, doubled or repeated in a grid. By reproducing her image, Warhol sought to show how Monroe's fame and status as a sex symbol transformed her from being an individual person to a mass-market commodity. His work provided a sharp rebuke to the media's obsessive intrusion into the lives of celebrities. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Andy Warhol art.
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Portrait of Marcel Proust
By Andy Warhol
Located in New Orleans, LA
Andy Warhol
1928-1987 American
Portrait of Proust
Screenprint on paper laid on canvas
Created by legendary Pop artist Andy Warhol, Portrait of Marcel Proust holds a special place in the prolific artist's oeuvre. Commissioned by art dealer Marie-Louise Jeanneret for a group of Italian collectors and avid Proust enthusiasts, Warhol's four acrylic and silkscreen ink on linen prints were based on a famous 1895 photograph of the French novelist captured by Otto Wegener...
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist More Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Screen
African Elephant By Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in London, GB
African Elephant
By Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol, a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, revolutionized the art world with his iconic works that celebrated consumer culture and cele...
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Silk
Blackglama (Judy Garland)
By Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Blackglama (Judy Garland)" is a screenprint from 1985 by Andy Warhol. The work is number 93 from an edition of 190. The artwork size is 38 x 38 inches. The framed size is 47 3/4 x 4...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Screen
WILD RASPBERRIES FS IV.126-143
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Artist: Andy Warhol
Title: Wild Raspberries FS IV.126-143
The complete book, comprising 18 offset lithographs, 3 with hand-coloring, (one of which is a double plate), printed title ...
Category
1950s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Watercolor
Marilyn Monroe, I Love Your Kiss- Original Lithograph from 1 Cent Life
By Andy Warhol
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artist: Andy Warhol
Title: Marilyn Monroe I Love Your Kiss Forever Forever
Date: 1964
Medium: Original Lithograph in colors on paper
Edition: From the limited edition of 2000
From 1 ...
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
SUNSET FS II.85-88
By Andy Warhol
Located in Aventura, FL
Unique screen print on paper. Hand signed and numbered on verso. Published by David Whitney, New York, with the ‘HOTEL MARQUETTE PRINTS’ ink stamp on the reverse. Feldman & Schellman...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Board