Description
Warhol’s Marilyn transforms a single publicity image into a permanent symbol of modern fame—built from flat colour, sharp contours, and that signature tension between glamour and distance. Up close, the work reveals what makes screenprint compelling: the visible build-up of layers, the slight shifts where colours overlap, and the tactile, hand-made character of ink on board.
Sunday B. Morning editions occupy a distinct place in Warhol’s print story, deliberately playing with authorship and reproduction. The verso stamp—famously inviting the viewer to “fill in your own signature”—is part of that conceptual edge: a wink at originality, value, and the mechanics of image culture.
In this colourway, the palette feels both sweet and bold, with warm hair tones and a saturated pink field framing the cool blue mask of the face. Framed in a clean white profile, the piece reads instantly from across the room while rewarding closer viewing for its colour layering and print surface.
Details
Artist: Andy Warhol
Title: Marilyn Monroe
Year: 1985
Medium/Technique: Handmade colour screenprint on thick Lenox Museum Board
Dimensions (sheet): 91 × 91 cm
Edition: Limited edition; unsigned; non-numbered (edition size unknown)
Markings: Verso black stamps: “Fill in your own signature” and “Published by Sunday B. Morning”
Publisher/Printer: Sunday B. Morning
Presentation/Framing: White frame with UV-resistant, matte, shatterproof plexi
Condition
Clean condition; colours present strongly, with neat framed presentation.
