Marilyn monroe was a legend when she committed suicide in august of 1962 but in retrospect her life seems a gradual martyrdom to the media and to her public.

Andy warhol gold marilyn monroe 1962 pics. Gold marilyn monroe is a pop art screenprint and acrylic print created by andy warhol in 1962. April 3 2013 by masamip. Completed in 1962 it depicts the celebrity marilyn monroe. K00523 26 known provenance tremaine collection c.

208 2 x 144 8 cm acquired 1962 from artist d01035. After her death warhol based many works on the same photograph of her a publicity still for the 1953 movie niagara. Marilyn monroe was a legend when she committed suicide in august of 1962 but in retrospect her life seems a gradual martyrdom to the media and to her public. Gold marilyn monroe 1962.

The 1960s was an extremely prolific decade for warhol. Soon after her tragic death in 1962 warhol made a series of paintings paying tribute to marilyn monroe the actress model and singer who had captured america s imagination in films like gentlemen prefer blondes and how to marry a millionaire. The image of monroe is a direct copy of a close up shot from her film niagara. Warhol did many images of monroe but the first is his gold marilyn.

Though other works of warhol s would use this same image of marilyn this one is unique it is the only one silk screened in the center of a glittery gold field reminiscent of byzantine christian icon paintings. The image is andy warhol foundation for the visual arts artists rights society ars new york and used according to educational fair use and tagged funerary artwork portraits and death in art. Andy warhol s gold marilyn monroe is composed of a photograph of marilyn monroe s face centered on a large gold painted canvas. He would paint the canvas with a single color turquoise green blue lemon yellow then silkscreen monroe s face on top sometimes alone sometimes doubled sometimes multiplied in a grid.

Gold marylin monroe in 1962 by andy warhol. Warhol used silkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas. Steven zucker smarthistory co founder warhol gold marilyn monroe 1962 andy warhol gold marilyn monroe 1962 silkscreen on canvas 6 11 1 4 x 57 211 4 x 144 7 cm museum of modern art new york learn more on smarthistory. Gd02te rm forty blue marilyns by andy warhol 1928 united states of america usa american artist director and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.

Warhol based this portrait on a publicity still from the 1953 film niagara. This piece was completed the same year as the celebrity s untimely death. He would paint the canvas with a single color turquoise green blue. Andy warhol marilyn monroe diptych 1962 acrylic and silkscreen enamel on canvas 2 panels each.

In addition to painting warhol made several 16mm films which have. 82 x 57 in. After her death warhol based many works on the same photograph of her a publicity still for the 1953 movie niagara.

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