Andy Warhol - Signed - Marilyn “ This is not by me”

ca. 1970

In 1967, Andy Warhol created his now-iconic Marilyn series. The portfolio depicts the American celebrity Marilyn Monroe as the perfect symbol of Hollywood beauty, fame and glamour, presenting her in high-contrast bold colors. The series is based on a publicity still from the 1953 film Niagara, with the actress gazing directly at the viewer — a pose that has since become emblematic of Warhol’s exploration of fame, mortality, and media.

In 1970, the Belgian publishing house Sunday B. Morning proposed producing a new edition of the Marilyn portfolio. Warhol declined to participate, but Sunday B. Morning proceeded with the project independently. They issued a new series using different colorways from the original 1967 edition and added two black ink stamps to the reverse: “Published by Sunday B. Morning” and “Fill in your own signature.”

Exceptionally, for this edition only, Andy Warhol chose to sign a limited number of prints with the ironic inscription: "This is not by me. Andy Warhol." This gesture plays on notions of authenticity, authorship, and the commodification of art—central themes in Warhol’s oeuvre.

Signed in black marker by Andy Warhol with the handwritten note: “This is not by me. Andy Warhol” on verso
Black ink stamp 1: "Fill in your own signature” on verso
Black ink stamp 2: "Published by Sunday B. Morning” on verso
Sheet size: 84.3 x 84.3 cm

Literature :  Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné 1962–1987 by Feldman & Schellmann, New York 2015, p. 213, n. II. 22-31