| Marilyn Diptych | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Andy Warhol |
| Year | 1962 |
| Medium | Silkscreen ink and acrylic paint on canvas[1] |
| Dimensions | 205.44 cm × 289.56 cm (80.88 in × 114.00 in) |
| Location | Tate, London |
The Marilyn Diptych (1962) is a silkscreen painting by American pop artist Andy Warhol depicting Marilyn Monroe. The monumental work is one of the artist's most noted of the movie star.
The painting consists of 50 images.[2] Each image of the actress is taken from the single publicity photograph from the film Niagara (1953). The underlying publicity photograph that Warhol used as a basis for his many paintings and prints of Marilyn, and the Marilyn Diptych, was owned and distributed by her movie studio. Marilyn Diptych was completed just weeks after Marilyn Monroe's death in August 1962.
Silk-screening was the technique used to create this painting. The twenty-five images on the left are painted in color, the right side is black and white.
The Marilyn Diptych is in the collection of the Tate.[3]
- ^ "Andy Warhol Marilyn Diptych 1962". Tate. February 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "Marilyn Diptych by Andy Warhol – Facts & History of the Painting". Totally History. May 12, 2013.
- ^ [1] Andy Warhol; Marilyn Diptych 1962. Tate Museum web page