The photographic image of Elvis used by Warhol as a basis for this work, taken from a publicity still from the movie Flaming Star, has become iconic and synonymous with the singer.

), the first in the Triple Elvis series whose price became known, heralded a trio of images so close together that they appear to be one.

[3] A further version of the painting, Double Elvis (Ferus type), was auctioned on May 17, 2018, for US$37 million.

[4] Another larger version, Eight Elvises is a 1963 silkscreen, was sold in 2008 by Annibale Berlingieri for $100 million to a private buyer.

[5] Other prominent artists have been inspired by Warhol's paintings of Elvis, such as British YBA artist, Gavin Turk, who appropriated the image and stance of Elvis in the Warhol series to produce his own versions of the work.