Andy Warhol's monumental double portrait of Marilyn Monroe, currently on view at Tate Modern in London, was painted just a few months after the actress died. Entitled 'Marilyn Diptych' (1962), the painting is a celebration of Marilyn's fame as much as a commentary on the impermanence of life and notoriety. https://bit.ly/2JdUANG | Museum Network

Did you know, one of Warhol’s many Marilyn artworks is in the top ten most expensive pieces of artwork ever sold?! Begun in 1962, Andy Warhol’s universally recognisable Marilyn screen-prints immortalise the Hollywood star in her prime. Creating the paintings and subsequent prints of Marilyn Monroe in response to her tragic death, Warhol displays his lifelong obsession with the iconoclastic glamour and seedy intrigue of pop culture. Which colourway is your favourite? #marilyn #marilynmonroe #mari