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2. Marilyn Diptych. The Marilyn Diptych (1962) is a silkscreen artwork, and it is one of the artist’s most well-known depictions of the movie actress. The artwork is made up of 50 images. Each of the actress’s images is based on a particular promotional shot from the film Niagara (1953).
From his iconic Soup Cans through to an epoch-defining self-portrait, made in the year before his death, in this article we take a closer look at Andy Warhol’s top 5 most famous artworks. To learn more about the value of Warhol's print market today, read our 2023 American Pop Print Report here.
Some of his best known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental film Chelsea Girls (1966), and the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67). Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a commercial illustrator.
- American
- August 6, 1928
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- February 22, 1987
- Endangered Species. In 1983, Andy Warhol created a series of ten color screenprints called Endangered Animals that portrayed endangered animals from around the world: Siberian tiger, San Francisco Silverspot, Orangutan, Grevy's zebra, Black Rhinoceros, Bighorn Ram, African Elephant, Pine Barrens Tree frog, Giant panda and Bald Eagle.
- Marilyn Diptych. The Marilyn Diptych is a silkscreen painting by American pop artist Andy Warhol depicting Marilyn Monroe. The piece is one of the artist's most noted works.
- John Lennon. In painting this portrait of John Lennon , Warhol evidently knew he was making more than a mere society portrait of a celebrity but portraying an iconic figure whose legendary status had recently been magnified by his untimely demise.
- Campbell's Soup Cans. Campbell's Soup Cans, which is sometimes referred to as 32 Campbell's Soup Cans, is a work of art produced in 1962 by Andy Warhol.
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Jan 31, 2018 · Best Paintings by Andy Warhol. 1. Campbell’s Soup Cans. Consisting of 32 canvases, each representing the 32 varieties, offered by the company in those times, this magnanimous work manifests Warhol’s skilled utilization of a theme highly relevant regarding the booming prosperity the Americans enjoyed.
- August 6, 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S
- Andrew Warhola
- American
But what is Andy Warhol's most famous artwork? From the glamour of his most famous Marilyn paintings to the morbidity of the Electric Chairs, we explore the most crucial of Warhol's original artworks, which confront popular culture, consumerism, and human life itself. Image © Christie's / Shot Sage Blue Marilyn © Andy Warhol 1964. 1.
Apr 8, 2021 · Along with Van Gogh and Picasso, Warhol is one of the best represented artists on the list of most expensive paintings ever sold at auction. In 2013, Sotheby’s auctioned the most expensive Warhol print ever sold, Car Crash (Double Disaster), for $105.4M. The artist is often referred to as a “one man market” for several reasons.