Description: THIS ANDY WARHOL VERY RARE VINTAGE 1981 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 BY THE KUPFERSTICH KABINETT MUSEUM, FARBSIENDRUCK - BERLIN, PRINTED IN SWITZERLAND IN 1981 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION BY VONTOBEL, CH - FELDMEILEN. IT FEATURES AN ICONIC PORTRAIT ARTWORK OF ACTRESS MARILYN MONROE ORIGINALLY CREATED BY WARHOL IN 1967 TITLED " MARILYN ", SMPK - COPYRIGHT 1981 BY VAGA, NEW YORK AND BILD-KUNST BONN. THIS IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRUE ANDY WARHOL AND MARILYN MONROE FANS AND COLLECTORS BOTH, AS THIS COVETED IMAGE LITHOGRAPH PRINT POP ART POSTER IS LONG OUT OF PRINT AND VERY SCARCE TO FIND. ANDY WARHOL ( 1928 - 1987 ) IS ONE OF THE SINGULARLY MOST WELL KNOWN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. HIS IMAGERY IS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE. HIS INFAMOUS LIFE, ARTWORKS, 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. 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 IMAGE RECALLS THE HOLLYWOOD CINEMA 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 EVOKING HER UBIQUITOUS CELEBRITY STATUS. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT FRAMED COLLECTOR'S POP ART POSTER MEASURES 24 1/8" W X 29 3/4" H X 1 1/2" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN MOCHA CHARCOAL GRAY MATTE EGGSHELL FINISH MUSEUM BOX STYLE WOOD FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING AND VERY LIGHT SURFACE WEAR. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.
Price: 3850 USD
Location: Leawood, Kansas
End Time: 2024-02-03T15:40:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 390 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Andy Warhol
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Signed: No
Color: Gray
Date of Creation: 1970-1989
Title: " MARILYN "
Material: Paper
Framing: Framed
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Actors, Famous Paintings/Painters
Type: Poster
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Year of Production: 1981
Width (Inches): 24 1/8"
Height (Inches): 29 3/4"
Style: Mid-Century Modern, Pop Art
Theme: Art
Features: RARE OUT OF PRINT, Framed, BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED
Featured Person/Artist: Marilyn Monroe
Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland