Provenance

#storybehindtheart

1962 was a very important year for Andy Warhol. On an artistic level, he started to use silk screens and when Marilyn Monroe died in August, he created a series based on her portrait.

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A supporter of emerging artists, Eleanor Ward, founder of the Stable Gallery, offered him his first solo show in NYC which took place November 6 – 24.

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On this POST, Andy shares about his Gold Marilyn, positively reviewed by the famous art critic Michael Fried.

The architect and collector Philip Johnson bought the painting for $800 and donated it to the MoMA, giving a big push to Warhol’s career.

Sources:

Warhol: The Biography, Victor Bockris, 2003

Capital: New York, Capital of the 20th Century. Kenneth Goldsmith, 2016

Andy Warhol’s Ascent in the Art World, Roger Kamholz, 26 oct 2013