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Marilyn (Vanitas) (1977)
by Audrey Flack

This groundbreaking photorealist painting by Audrey Flack, despite its festive candy colors, is actually a meditation on the inevitability of death. It features Marilyn Monroe, an example of a glamorous star who died prematurely, but the reflection of another movie idol gleams on the crowded tabletop.

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