Tate Gallery Marilyn Monroe Exhibition Poster 1971 HS

Year1971

Hand SignedLower Right in Black Marker 

Condition Excellent 

Not Framed 

Purchased fromPrivate Collector 

Story / Additional InfoOriginal promotional poster featuring Marilyn Monroe for Andy Warhol’s exhibit at the Tate Gallery in London, from 17th February to 28th March, 1971. The poster features a vibrant image that reflects one of Warhol’s most famous projects: the Marilyn Monroe portfolio, which he created in 1967. Warhol’s images of Marilyn Monroe helped cement his legacy as the “Pioneer of Pop,” and stand today as some of the most significant works of modern art.
 

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Andy Warhol - United States

Andy Warhol. American. Born Andrew Warhola 1928 in Pittsburgh, PA. Died 1987.Obsessed with celebrity and consumer culture, Pop artist Andy Warhol created some of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Warhol was the most successful and highly paid commercial illustrator in New York even before he began to make art destined for museums and major collections.Andy Warhol would use many mediums to produce art: video, sculpture, painting, and printmaking. He extensively used screen printing from 1962 to 1987.At the start of the 1970s Andy Warhol began publishing Interview magazine and renewed his focus on painting. Works created in this decade include Mao, Skulls, Hammer and Sickles, Torsos and Shadows and many commissioned portraits. His screen-printed images of Marilyn Monroe, Campbell soup cans, and sensational newspaper stories, quickly became synonymous with Pop art. He took what he saw around him and turned it into high art.Warhol’s 1963 8’x13’ Silver Car Crash painting sold in 2017 for $105million. His paintings continue to fetch record prices. His signed and numbered graphics are in great demand worldwide. Art Brokerage is a world leader in marketing secondary prints and original paintings.We are buying and paying cash for inventory now!