Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (Turquoise Marilyn)
by Andy Warhol
Die Art Muffels@artmuffelsThis is one of Andy Warhol's iconic silkscreen prints from the Marilyn Monroe series, created in 1964. The work features a boldly stylized portrait with a turquoise/cyan background, yellow hair, pink skin tones, light blue eyeshadow, and vivid red lips — hallmarks of Warhol's Pop Art aesthetic. The image is based on a publicity photograph of Marilyn Monroe taken by Gene Korman for the 1953 film 'Niagara.'
- pop art
- silkscreen
- portrait
- cyan
- yellow
- marilyn monroe
About the artist
via Wikipedia
American · 1928–1987 · Pop Art
Andy Warhol was a painter, filmmaker, and multimedia artist who became a defining figure of 20th-century American culture. His work examined consumerism, celebrity, and mass media through silkscreens, films, and photographs. He blurred the line between commercial art and fine art more provocatively than perhaps any artist before him.
Things you might not know
- He popularized the phrase '15 minutes of fame,' now a staple of everyday language worldwide.
- His studio in New York was famously called 'The Factory,' a hub for celebrities and artists.
- His silkscreen portraits of Marilyn Monroe and Campbell's Soup Cans became icons of 20th-century art.
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