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Prefer a Monroe or a Warhol?

A Marilyn Monroe painting by Andy Warhol was recently sold at $195 million at Christie’s. If you’re in search of a Warhol or Monroe inspired artwork, we have you covered

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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

At for $195 million, Shot Sage Blue Marilyn (1964) became the most expensive 20th century artwork to go under the hammer. Ironically, artists from the pop art movement that started out in the 1950s in the USA and the UK made art that was meant to be mass-produced and low cost. Artist Richard Hamilton described pop art as “Popular (designed for a mass audience), Transient (short-term solution) and Expendable (easily forgotten)”. In his work, Warhol used imagery from popular culture like advertising, celebrities, mass-manufactured products. His subjects were perfectly tied in with his medium of choice — silkscreen printing. And if art is for all, here’s a list of platforms to buy your own Marilyn, Warhol or pop art piece.

Pop Art India

If you want your own Marilyn Monroe artwork, here’s a canvas piece. As the name goes, they offer other pop art products as well as do customisation.

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