Andy Warhol (1928-1987).
(After) Marilyn.
1970.
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper.
Full sheet printed to edges 36" x 36"(91.4 cm x 91.4 cm).
Archival frame is 45" x 45".
Stamped "published by Sunday B. Morning" and "fill in your own signature" in black ink verso.
Stamp numbered 12/250 verso.
Desirable low print number.
Excellent condition.
Provenance: Ex private European collection.
Est. $3,000-$5,000.
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Rare black ink unauthorized edition of 250 published by Sunday B. Morning in Belgium from the original negatives Warhol used to publish his "Factory Additions" screenprints of Marilyn in 1967. In ­collaboration with Warhol, the Sunday B. Morning publishers decided that they would stamp on the back of their prints “fill in your own signature" as a play on the concept of mass production. There was a falling out ­between Warhol and the Sunday B. Morning publishers, possibly about money, and communication between them ceased.

The Belgian printers, already in possession of Warhol's negatives, went ahead and published editions of 250 of Marilyn, Flowers, and Campbell's Soup in 1970. When the Sunday B. Morning editions began appearing in the art market, Warhol was not pleased. He had not stopped the production of the unauthorized prints, but when he came across a Sunday B. Morning print he would sign it “This is not by me. Andy Warhol. "This only served to make the prints even more desirable. Today the black ink Sunday B. Morning prints from 1970 are rare with few having survived.