Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

John Stango
Marilyn, Pop Art Portrait of Marilyn Monroe, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed

About the Item

"Marilyn" is an acrylic on canvas portrait of Marilyn Monroe by 20th Century, Philadelphia pop artist John Stango. The 49" x 40" canvas is unframed and signed "Stango" in the lower left, as well as signed on verso. The portrait of Marilyn is painted predominantly in red, white, blue, and orange. The canvas is in excellent, original condition and comes from a private collection in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia artist, John Stango (Born 1958) received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Graphic Design at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia. Upon graduation, Stango began by working as a visual merchandiser and display artist for Macy's and Bloomingdale's department stores. Craving a more artistic field, Stango began creating original T-shirt designs in 1985 at his studio in South West Philadelphia. Finding a great deal of success in this venture, Stango's hand silk-screened designer shirts were being featured in the same department stores he once worked. Macy's, Wanamaker's, and Fiorucci featured his high-fashion, one-of-a-kind T-shirts. Once again, Stango craved something more artistic and this time turned to painting full time. In the beginning his Pop paintings were featured as backdrops for window displays at several Philadelphia department stores. With time, Stango began showing his images of Pop icons and all that exemplified glamour in area galleries. Additional shipping options are available from the gallery directly.
More From This SellerView All
  • Lunar Encounter with Child, Surrealist Portrait, Oil on Canvas, 1958, Framed
    By Leon Kelly
    Located in Doylestown, PA
    "Lunar Encounter with Child" by Philadelphia born modernist painter Leon Kelly, is a large, brightly colored surrealist portrait of two figures. The 40" x 30" oil on canvas was paint...
    Category

    1950s Surrealist Portrait Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Modern Man, Expressionist Portrait in Red, White, and Blue
    By Bernard Harmon
    Located in Doylestown, PA
    "Modern Man" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 40" x 36" oil on canvas portrait features a young African American man posing casually and s...
    Category

    1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Self Portrait, Expressionist Figurative Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
    By Bernard Harmon
    Located in Doylestown, PA
    "Self Portrait" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 47" x 28.5" oil on canvas portrait features Harmon at a young age of about 25 years old. ...
    Category

    1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Seated Figure, American Modernist and Southwestern Art, Female Artist, 1940's
    Located in Doylestown, PA
    "Seated Figure" is a 30 x 25 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a muted color palette with intense color highlights only placed strategically to draw attention to the figures mystique. Peter Miller often used methods like this to create a strong sense of spirituality, creating patterns simulating the texture of canyon walls and the surrounding terrain. The work is estate stamped 202190 on verso and framed in a natural wood frame. The painting has been conserved and inspected by conservation specialist, Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio, Inc. "Seated Figure" is signed "Peter Miller" and titled on verso, and framed in dark, natural wood. Provenance: Estate of the Artist; Private Collection, Saugerties, New York; Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. American artist Peter Miller (1913-1996) was born Henrietta Myers in Hanover, Pennsylvania. She began using the name Peter Miller after concluding her studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1934 and her marriage to fellow artist and Academy student Earle Miller in 1935. She felt collectors and critics would take her paintings more seriously if she was identified as a male. In childhood, Henrietta and her best friend Ruth picked fictitious nicknames for themselves, and Henrietta reportedly decided upon the name Peter because she liked the idea that it was derived from the Greek word for “rock” or “stone”. Drawn to being one with the natural world would prove to be an essential inspiration to her creativity throughout her life. Miller is classified as an American Modernist, a reputation she earned for having shown at the prestigious gallery and premiere showcase for Surrealist painting of Julien Levy in New York in the 1940s. Reviewers of her exhibitions noted the unmistakable influence of the artists Joan Miró, whose work she owned and whom she knew, and Arthur Carles, whom she studied with, and sources in Native American culture, which came from sharing time between her home state of Pennsylvania and New Mexico. Peter and her husband Earle considered New Mexico their spiritual home, and in 1935 they built a ranch in Española, about 25 miles north of Santa Fe. Being neighbors of the indigenous people of the Tewa Pueblo, their crafts and religious beliefs fascinated Peter and the reliance of Native Americans upon the land and the animals permeated her work for most of her career. Their belief that all creatures could serve as intermediaries in communication with the spiritual world, inspired Miller to incorporate their symbols in her own paintings, along with signs drawn from indigenous pottery...
    Category

    1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Man Thinking of Winter Fields, American Modernist Painting by Female Artist
    Located in Doylestown, PA
    "Man Thinking of Winter Fields" is a 12 x 9 1/8 inches, oil on board painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. Signed and titled "Man Thinking of Win...
    Category

    1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Indian Chief, Southwestern Modernist Social Commentary Painting by Female Artist
    Located in Doylestown, PA
    "Indian Chief" is a 10 x 15 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is estate stamped 20206 on verso. The painting h...
    Category

    1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

You May Also Like
  • Beach- White dress. Figurative Acrylic Painting, Minimalism, Pop art, Polish art
    By Joanna Woyda
    Located in Warsaw, PL
    Contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Joanna Woyda. Painting is in minimalistic, pop art style. The artwork depicts a girl playfully running on a beach....
    Category

    2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic

  • Beach- In a hat. Figurative Acrylic Painting, Minimalism, Pop art, Polish art
    By Joanna Woyda
    Located in Warsaw, PL
    Contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Joanna Woyda. Painting is in minimalistic, pop art style. The artwork depicts a girl playfully running on a beach....
    Category

    2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Acrylic, Canvas

  • A Standing Girl - Figurative Acrylic Painting, Minimalism, Pop art
    By Joanna Woyda
    Located in Warsaw, PL
    PROVENANCE Exhibited at Katarzyna Napiorkowska Gallery. The gallery is the representative of the artist. The Gallery of Katarzyna Napiorkowska is one of the first private art gall...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic

  • Beach. A sleeve - Figurative Acrylic Painting, Minimalism, Pop art
    By Joanna Woyda
    Located in Warsaw, PL
    Joanna Woyda (b. 1981) Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (2000-2005). She received her honorary degree in 2005. She was also a scholarship holder of the Ministr...
    Category

    2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic

  • In red - Figurative Acrylic Painting Minimalism Pop art Polish artist
    By Joanna Woyda
    Located in Warsaw, PL
    Contemporary figurative acrylic on canvas painting by Polish artist Joanna Woyda. Painting is in minimalistic pop art style. It depicts a playful boy walking into the water, spending...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic

  • In the water - Figurative Acrylic Painting Minimalism Pop art Polish artist
    By Joanna Woyda
    Located in Warsaw, PL
    ARTIST Joanna Woyda (b. 1981) Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (2000-2005). She received her honorary degree in 2005. She was also a scholarship holder of the...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic

Recently Viewed

View All