The
Marilyn Diptych is a 1962
silkscreen painting by American
pop artist Andy Warhol.
The work was completed during the weeks after
Marilyn Monroe's death in August 1962. It contains fifty images of the actress, which are all based on a single publicity photograph from the film
Niagara. The twenty-five pictures on the left side of the
diptych are brightly colored, while the twenty-five on the right are in black and white, and also blurred or faded. The juxtaposition of the color images with those in black and white is sometimes thought to symbolize Monroe's life and mortality. The black and white pictures can also be said to represent her career in film or the photographs of her in magazines.
The piece is currently on display at
Tate Liverpool. In 2004, it was named the third most influential piece of modern art in a survey of 500 artists, critics, and others.