Andy Warhol's "Marilyn Diptych" is one of the most iconic and famous paintings of the 20th century. The painting is a diptych, meaning that it is made up of two panels. The left panel features a close-up portrait of Marilyn Monroe, while the right panel shows a larger, more distant view of the same image.
Warhol created the painting in 1962, shortly after Marilyn Monroe's death. He used a silkscreen technique to create the images, which are repeated multiple times on each panel. The colors in the painting are muted and washed out, giving the images a ghostly appearance.
The "Marilyn Diptych" is a powerful and moving work of art. It is a meditation on celebrity, death, and the nature of beauty. The painting has been interpreted in many different ways, but it remains a powerful and iconic image of the 20th century.
- The painting is 40 1/2 x 40 1/2 inches in size.
- It is made of silkscreened acrylic and silver paint on canvas.
- The painting is currently on display at the Tate Modern in London.
- The painting was sold at auction in 2022 for $195 million, making it the most expensive work of art by an American artist ever sold.
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