This is a lithography of Elizabeth Taylor done by Andy Warhol in 1964.
Warhol painted Taylor from his own photos. One masterpiece, Warhol chose the source image for this painting of actress Elizabeth Taylor from a publicity photograph of her 1960 film, Butterfield 8. He created this portrait when Taylor was at the height of stardom, but was also very ill with pneumonia. Every one was sure Elizabeth was going to die, Warhol then changed the photography by editing and adding bright colours in places,Andy Warhol quoted “Now I’m doing them all over, putting bright colors on her lips and eyes.” this is what made the image so successful, the painter’s retouch effect, the image has a very strong contrast because when the photo was taken Elizabeth Taylor was thought to be dieing, because of this story behind it, it gave the photography a certain sadness. however when Warhol retouched it and added the bright colours, this brought the photography to life, almost as a sign of hope to all of Elizabeth taylor fans, the image changes the mood and thoughts of her well been, even thought she was still ill. that’s the purpose of the image.
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