In this series the artist developed the silkscreen process that he would perfect over the ensuing decades. Warhol had assembled a huge collection of publicity photos of the silver screen sex symbol, selecting one as the source material for his silkscreens. Both of these subjects were realized in the portraits of Marilyn. Indeed, Warhol had now found the medium that best suited his ambition to mirror mass culture icons and products, and he moved into two signature bodies of work the disasters and the celebrities.
While Campbell’s Soup Can may remain Andy’s signature image, his Marilyn paintings epitomise his obsession with celebrity, beauty and death. A spread from our attractively packaged and priced Andy Warhol Phaidon Focus book available in the store
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