41+ Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Original Background. The portfolio of 10 screen prints was one of the first prints warhol printed and distributed through factory additions, new york. The repetition of her image.
The five rows of the diptych resemble the movielike strips that acknowledge her status as an icon.
Andy warhol's marilyn images are some of his most iconic works. Andy warhol started working on the imagery of marilyn monroe after her tragic death in 1967. Andy warhol created the marilyn monroe pictures after she died to celebrate her status as a celebrity. It was one single photo of marilyn monroe which was enough for andy warhol to make an iconic series of pop art portraits which have outlived both of them.
