Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) Reversal Series
by Andy Warhol
Year: 1967
Medium: Screenprint on HMP Paper
Size: 31 x 23 in (78.74 x 58.42 cm)
Edition: 250
Signed
Recasting Hollywood glamour through reversal, Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) Reversal Series (1967) presents the iconic actress in a striking negative image. Executed as a 31 × 23-inch screenprint on HMP paper, this signed work belongs to an edition of 250. Its experimental treatment of celebrity imagery reflects Warhol’s Pop Art vision, offering collectors a distinctive and historically resonant example of his Marilyn portraits.
Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) Reversal Series marks Andy Warhol’s return to his defining celebrity image in the late 1970s. Begun in 1979, the series reworks the famous Marilyn portrait as a photographic negative, reversing light and dark to create a more haunting image. It first appeared publicly in Europe in 1980, showing Warhol revisiting the Pop icon that had shaped his career.
There is no original street-graffiti version. Warhol produced the Reversal works through his studio silkscreen process. The inverted portrait turns glamour into something more mysterious, exploring fame, memory, mortality, identity, and the darker side of celebrity culture.
For collectors, the Reversal Series is important because it shows Warhol reinterpreting his own visual history. Early examples and distinctive colour combinations can be especially desirable, with rarity, condition, provenance, and scale affecting market appeal.
From our gallery experience, the strongest Reversal Marilyns have a rare dual effect: they are instantly recognizable, yet feel distant and almost ghostlike. That tension gives them exceptional wall presence.
The series connects Warhol’s iconic 1960s Marilyn portraits with his mature late-period experimentation. Alongside his celebrity, self-portrait, and advertising works, it reveals an artist continually testing how familiar images could be made new. For collectors, it offers a sophisticated and historically significant side of Warhol.
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Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) Reversal Series
by Andy Warhol
Year: 1967
Medium: Screenprint on HMP Paper
Size: 31 x 23 in (78.74 x 58.42 cm)
Edition: 250
Recasting Hollywood glamour through reversal, Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) Reversal Series (1967) presents the iconic actress in a striking negative image. Executed as a 31 × 23-inch screenprint on HMP paper, this signed work belongs to an edition of 250. Its experimental treatment of celebrity imagery reflects Warhol’s Pop Art vision, offering collectors a distinctive and historically resonant example of his Marilyn portraits.
Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) Reversal Series marks Andy Warhol’s return to his defining celebrity image in the late 1970s. Begun in 1979, the series reworks the famous Marilyn portrait as a photographic negative, reversing light and dark to create a more haunting image. It first appeared publicly in Europe in 1980, showing Warhol revisiting the Pop icon that had shaped his career.
There is no original street-graffiti version. Warhol produced the Reversal works through his studio silkscreen process. The inverted portrait turns glamour into something more mysterious, exploring fame, memory, mortality, identity, and the darker side of celebrity culture.
For collectors, the Reversal Series is important because it shows Warhol reinterpreting his own visual history. Early examples and distinctive colour combinations can be especially desirable, with rarity, condition, provenance, and scale affecting market appeal.
From our gallery experience, the strongest Reversal Marilyns have a rare dual effect: they are instantly recognizable, yet feel distant and almost ghostlike. That tension gives them exceptional wall presence.
The series connects Warhol’s iconic 1960s Marilyn portraits with his mature late-period experimentation. Alongside his celebrity, self-portrait, and advertising works, it reveals an artist continually testing how familiar images could be made new. For collectors, it offers a sophisticated and historically significant side of Warhol.