Marilyn Suite, 1967: By Andy Warhol

  • Buy Andy Warhol Marilyn (F. & S. II.29), a 1967 signed screenprint from the Marilyn portfolio. View pricing and enquire about availability.
    Marilyn Monroe (Monroe) (F. & S. II.29), 1967
    Screenprint on paper, 91.4 x 91.4 cm, 250 signed in pencil and numbered with a rubber stamp on verso, plus 26 signed AP and lettered A-Z on verso
    Printer: Aetna Silkscreen Products, Inc., NY, Publisher: Factory Additions, NY
    © The Andy Warhol Foundation
     
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    Andy Warhol’s Marilyn series, created in 1962, is one of the most iconic and commercially significant print portfolios in post-war art. Produced in the immediate aftermath of Marilyn Monroe’s death, the works capture a defining moment where celebrity, mass media, and public grief converged. Warhol began the portraits within weeks of her passing, transforming Monroe from a private individual into a repeated, highly recognisable image. Today, Marilyn prints remain among the most in-demand works in Warhol’s market, with strong collector interest across both signed and unsigned editions.
     
    Based on a publicity still from the 1953 film Niagara, the series was developed through Warhol’s silkscreen process, cropping and enlarging the image before applying saturated, artificial colour. This shift from monochrome source to vivid repetition reflects the tension between Monroe’s constructed public persona and her private reality. For collectors, the Marilyn series represents a cornerstone of Warhol’s print market, driven by its cultural significance, instantly recognisable imagery, and enduring demand.
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  • Marilyn Monroe (Monroe), 1967

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    "My death series was divided into two parts, the first one famous deaths and the second one people nobody ever heard of."

     
    - Andy Warhol
    The most enduring images of Marilyn Monroe originate in monochrome, making the vivid colours of Warhol’s prints a deliberate artificial layer. By selecting a publicity still from nearly a decade before her death, Warhol emphasises the distance between her real life and constructed public image. The result presents Monroe less as an individual and more as a timeless symbol, reflecting the tension between Norma Jeane Mortenson and her global celebrity status.
    Warhol’s silkscreen process amplifies this effect, simplifying and repeating Monroe’s features through bold colour variations. Rather than a personal tribute, the works reinforce her status as an icon of mass media and Pop Art. This approach extends across Warhol’s wider portrait practice, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Elizabeth Taylor, positioning the Marilyn series within a broader exploration of fame and image-making.

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