THIS ANDY WARHOL RARE VINTAGE 1987 ICONIC LITHOGRAPH PRINT CUSTOM FRAMED COLLECTOR'S POP ART POSTER " MARILYN " 1967, IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE PIECE TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION. PUBLISHED FOR THE TATE GALLERY LONDON, PRINTED IN ITALY IN 1987 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION BY ARTI GRAFICHE RICORDI S.P.A. MILANO - GRAFICA G. & R. ASSOCIATI, COPYRIGHT ANDY WARHOL BY SIAE 1987. IT FEATURES AN ICONIC ARTWORK OF ACTRESS MARILYN MONROE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY WARHOL IN 1967 TITLED " MARILYN.
ANDY WARHOL IS ONE OF THE SINGULARLY MOST WELL KNOWN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. HIS IMAGERY IS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE. HIS INFAMOUS LIFE, ART WORKS, AND CREATIVE ENDEAVORS ARE LIKE NO OTHER ARTIST. HE IS CREDITED AS THE VERY FIRST ARTIST TO USE COMMON EVERYDAY OBJECTS AND VIEW THEM IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY WHILE PAYING HOMAGE TO THEIR ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY. GLORIFYING THE COMMON AS THE BEAUTIFUL. HIS TECHNIQUE UTILIZING A SILKSCREEN METHOD COMBINED WITH HAND FINISHING IN A SIGNATURE PALETTE OF VIBRANT COLOR HUES MAKE THE WORK STAND ON ITS OWN AND LOVED BY MILLIONS.
WARHOL'S " MARILYN " 1967, IS FROM ONE OF THE ARTISTS MOST SOUGHT AFTER ACCLAIMED PORTFOLIO SERIES. SET AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF HOT PINK, THIS POP ART PORTRAIT IS FEMININE, BOLD, AND ICONIC. THE IMAGE IS BASED ON GENE KORMAN'S PHOTOGRAPH OF THE STARLET, A PROMOTIONAL PHOTO FOR THE 1953 FILM NOIR NIAGRA. THE BOLD COLORATION OF THE ARTWORK RECALLS THE SATURATED HUES OF THE TECHNICOLOR WORLD IN WHICH MARILYN MONROE'S CAREER SKYROCKETED. THE RESULT IS AN INSPIRING EXPLORATION OF THE SYMBOL OF MARILYN MONROE AS A POP ICON AND CULTURAL FIGURE.
THE RARE OUT OF PRINT FRAMED COLLECTOR'S POP ART POSTER MEASURES 24 1/4" W X 34 1/4" H X 1 1/4" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CLASSIC MODERN BLACK METAL FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BAK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING TO THE FRAME MOLDING PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.