Andy Warhol (1928-1987) (after) - "Marilyn Monroe, 1967"

- Andy Warhol (after), "Marilyn Monroe, 1967", original offset print on heavyweight smooth satin paper (approx. 300gsm - refers to paper thickness/density).

- Identification number: 3-8238-8826-9.

- Authorized edition 1993. Copyright The Andy Warhol Foundation.

- Discontinued items. Closed edition, available only in the secondary market (auctions, resellers, galleries, etc.)

- Size: 65 x 65 cm

- Condition: very good. Never framed, never exposed.

- A defining image of 20th-century visual culture, Marilyn Monroe (1967) by Andy Warhol stands as one of the most iconic achievements of Pop Art, translating the language of mass media into the realm of high art. Based on the famous publicity still from the film Niagara, Warhol transforms the Hollywood star into a timeless, serial icon through his distinctive silkscreen technique, a process that places this work in direct dialogue with the mechanical repetition seen in his portraits of Elvis Presley, Elizabeth Taylor and Jackie Kennedy.

Created in the same pivotal decade that redefined contemporary art, this composition embodies the radical shift from the gestural intensity of Abstract Expressionism associated with Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning toward the cool, conceptual clarity that would later influence artists such as Roy Lichtenstein, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Damien Hirst. Warhol’s treatment of the face as both image and object anticipates the strategies of appropriation and media critique that continue to shape the global art market today.

The monochrome palette reinforces the cinematic drama of Marilyn’s features, emphasizing contrast, glamour and psychological distance, while the cropped framing gives the work a striking presence comparable to the portrait tradition of Pablo Picasso and the graphic power of Henri Matisse’s late works. At the same time, the photographic origin of the image connects it to the visual research of Richard Avedon and Helmut Newton, making it particularly relevant for collectors interested in the intersection between fine art and fashion imagery.

Highly sought after in international auctions and permanently exhibited in leading museums such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate, Warhol’s Marilyn series has become a cornerstone of blue-chip collecting. Its enduring appeal lies not only in its historical importance but also in its exceptional decorative strength: a statement piece for contemporary interiors, modernist spaces and design-led environments where it resonates with works by Banksy, Yayoi Kusama and Takashi Murakami.

A symbol of fame, consumer culture and the construction of identity in the modern age, Marilyn Monroe remains one of the most recognisable in the history of contemporary art visual icon that continues to define the aesthetic of interiors.