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Before she died, aged 28, Pauline Boty’s work brought a female gaze to the London art scene. Now she is set to reach a new generation
When Marilyn Monroe died in August 1962, the British artist Pauline Boty did what she always did when something happened in the world that affected her. She turned to her easel to paint it.
The resultant pop art picture captured a happy and carefree Marilyn set against a background of red roses, while on either side grey abstract panels seem to close in around her.
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