Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe 31 (Marilyn), 1967 FS 31 is from the highly sought after series. Set against a background of hot pink, this pop art portrait is feminine and iconic. The image is based on Gene Korman’s photograph of the starlet, a promotional photo for Niagara. Monroe plays a Rose, gorgeous and seductive femme fatale in the 1953 film noir which was shot in Technicolor. The bold coloration of Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn), 1967 FS 31 recalls the saturated hues of the now antiquated Technicolor world in which Marilyn Monroe’s career skyrocketed. This stunning artwork is from the acclaimed portfolio in which Warhol created a portfolio of ten screen prints on paper of Marilyn Monroe utilizing the same motif, however varying each image with different color choices and slightly different registration. The result is an inspiring exploration of the symbol of Marilyn Monroe as a pop icon and cultural figure.

Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn), 1967 FS 31 was created in 1967, this color screenprint on paper is hand signed by Andy Warhol (Pennsylvania, 1928 - New York, 1987) in pencil on verso. Numbered from the edition of 250 with a rubber stamp on verso; aside from the edition of 26 artist proofs lettered A-Z on verso. Printed by Aetna Silkscreen Products, Inc., New York and published by Factory Additions, New York.

The Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe Series:

Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe screenprint portfolio of 1967 features ten colorful images of the iconic actress based on a publicity still of Monroe from the movie Niagara. Marilyn Monroe’s degree of fame and celebrity situate her as an ideal subject for Warhol’s fascination with celebrity culture and the ways in which it intersects with art and commerce.

Andy Warhol had a complex relationship with Marilyn Monroe, the iconic Hollywood actress and sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s. The artist was fascinated by Monroe's celebrity status and her tragic life, which ended with her death by suicide in 1962. Warhol was drawn to her as a symbol of the fleeting nature of fame and the way in which celebrities can become commodified by the media and popular culture.

However, some critics have argued that Warhol's depictions of Monroe were exploitative and objectifying, reducing her to a one-dimensional image rather than recognizing her as a complex and multi-dimensional being. Nevertheless, Warhol's relationship with Monroe and his allure towards her legacy continue to be a subject of interest and debate in the art world.

The Marilyn Monroe screenprint portfolio is also an exploration of the artistic process itself, as Warhol used a photographic image of Monroe as the basis for his prints and manipulated it using a silkscreen technique. The result is a series of images that are both familiar and distorted, blurring the lines between reality and artifice.

This screenprint is part of a portfolio of 10 works Warhol created in 1967 titled Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe and are each illustrated and referenced in the catalogue raisonne as FS II 122 to 131. The artworks in the Series include Marilyn Monroe FS II 22, Marilyn Monroe FS II 23, Marilyn Monroe FS II 24, Marilyn Monroe FS II 25, Marilyn Monroe FS II 26, Marilyn Monroe FS II 27, Marilyn Monroe FS II 28, Marilyn Monroe FS II 29, Marilyn Monroe FS II 30, Marilyn Monroe FS II 31.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe 31 (Marilyn), 1967 FS 31 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).

1. Feldman, F. and Schellmann, J. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962 – 1987, 4th Ed. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.: 2003. Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe 31 is listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. II. 31.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany our Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe 31.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe 31 (Marilyn), 1967 FS 31 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.