"Marilyn" Andy Warhol - Published by Sunday B. Morning
"Marilyn" by Andy Warhol - published by Sunday B. Morning.
On the back: "Published by Sunday B. Morning" and "Fill in your signature".
Published in the Andy Warhol Reasoned Catalogue by Feldman&Schellman.
Technique: Serigraphy on cardboard
Dimensions: 91.5 x 91.5 cm
Among all the images that Andy Warhol has transformed into icons of contemporary culture, that of Marilyn Monroe is perhaps the most powerful and recognizable. After the death of the actress in 1962, Warhol chose to rework a promotional photograph taken from the film Niagara of 1953 to create a series of serigraphic works that would mark an entire era.
In full Pop Art spirit, Warhol repeats the image serially, varying the colors of the face, hair, and background. Sometimes the tones are bright and artificial, other times dark and melancholic. This contrast reflects the dual nature of Marilyn: a bright Hollywood star and, at the same time, a fragile and tragic figure. A powerful reflection on celebrity, beauty and myth in consumer society.
This version of color serigraphic work is recognizable by the stamp "Published by Sunday B. Morning" and by the back marked "Fill in Your Own Signature", a clear ironic reference to the world of art. The Sunday B Morning editions, created as official unsigned reprints, carry on an ironic game on the art world and, with the famous writing on the back "Fill in your own signature", the work becomes accessible, multiplied, perfectly in line with the vision of Warhol: art for all.