Andy Warhol - Marilyn Monroe Screen Print (FS II.24)
Artist: Andy Warhol
Year: 1967
Medium: Screenprint on paper
Edition: Edition of 250 signed in pencil and numbered with a rubber stamp on verso; some signed in ball-point pen; some initialled on verso; some dated.
Size: 36" x 36"
Original Marilyn Monroe Print by Andy Warhol
Marilyn Monroe 24 is a screen print by Andy Warhol included in his Marilyn portfolio from 1967. Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe artworks are some of his most successful creations. They showcase the movie star as the quintessential celebrity. The Marilyn series exemplified the King of Pop Art’s genre-defining style. With these artworks, Warhol scaled the heights of the new art movement and secured his legacy.
This artwork is also referred to as the black and white Marilyn, or sometimes the black Marilyn. The greyscale color scheme gives the portrait of the starlet a haunting aspect. As such, it stands out from among the more colorful works in the portfolio. The series is comprised of identical images of Marilyn, though each varies in palette and mood, achieved through Andy’s famous color-blocking technique. Marilyn Monroe 24 is perhaps the most brooding rendition, capturing the darkness behind the Queen of Glamour’s polished, “filmified” facade. This version captures the truth of her life, to which there was a much more somber story than meets the eye.
