Marilyn Diptych
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| Artist | Andy Warhol |
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| Year | 1962 |
| Type | Acrylic on canvas |
| Dimensions | 205.44 cm × 289.56 cm (80.88 in × 114.00 in) |
| Location | Tate |
The Marilyn Diptych (1962) is a silkscreen painting by American pop artist Andy Warhol.
History and analysis
The work was completed during the weeks after Marilyn Monroe's death in August 1962. It contains fifty images of the actress, which are all based on a single publicity photograph from the film Niagara (1953).
The twenty-five pictures on the left side of the diptych are brightly colored, while the twenty-five on the right are in black and white. It has been suggested that the relation between the left side of the canvas and the right side of the canvas is evocative of the relation between the celebrity's life and death.[1][2][3]
The piece is currently owned by the Tate. In a December 2, 2004 article in The Guardian, the painting was named the third most influential piece of modern art in a survey of 500 artists, critics, and others.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Marilyn Diptych. Tate Collection. 2004. Retrieved on September 3, 2008.
- ↑ Helen Gardner, et al. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. Thompson Wadsworth, 2004. 1054.
- ↑ Carol Salus. "Behind the Celestial Enchantment". The Poetry of Life in Literature. Ed. Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka. Springer, 2000. 198.
- ↑ Charlotte Higgins. "Work of art that inspired a movement ... a urinal". The Guardian. December 2, 2004. Retrieved on September 3, 2008.