Warhol depicts a sultry Marilyn with his signature emblematic presence. Composed of graphic flat pops of color, this portrait of the iconic persona exudes decadence and glamour. Electric blue contrasts and defines her features, charging the piece with intensity. Highlight her pursed lips in her smile in saturated yellow, Warhol draws attention to her appeal as a sex symbol.

Warhol began using the likeness of Marilyn Monroe the same year as her death in 1962. Fascinated by the media sensationalism and his own infatuated response, Warhol's different deviations of Marilyn are inarguably his most memorable images. Using a photograph he purchased shortly after the actress's passing, the artist's process both mimics and emphasizes the cultural phenomena of celebrity

Created in 2010 by the Rosenthal Studio Line under a license from the Andy Warhol Foundation, this work is numbered from the edition of 49 on a label fixed to the verso, which reads: "Andy Warhol Collection | Rosenthal | studio-line| limited edition 21/49". The original acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas after which the work is created was painted in 1962.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
This work is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnes and texts (copies will be enclosed with the invoice accompanying the final sale of the work).

1. Bourdon, David. Warhol. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1989. The original acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas after which this work was made is listed on p. 185 as plate no. 170.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:
This work is presented in the original thin, black wood frame, whose simplicity compliments the Pop Art style of the image.