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Bert Stern (1929-2013), ‘Marilyn Vogue‘, Signed, USA, 1962
Currency:EUR
Category:Collectibles
Start Price:1,200.00 EUR
Estimated At:1,920.00 - 2,400.00 EUR
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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2014 Sep 12 @ 18:00UTC+2
Archival pigment print on fine art photo paper
USA, 1962, print of 2012
Bert Stern (1923-2013) – US-American fashion and advertising photographer
Numbered ‘5/25’, titled ‘Marylin’ and signed in red chalk
Verso signed, copyright stamp of the artist as well as dated ‘2012’
From ‘The Last Sitting’ for the US Vogue
With certificate of authenticity with title, signed by the artist
Dimensions: 48 x 33 cm
Very good condition
Bert Stern is mainly famous for the ‘Last Sitting’ with Marilyn Monroe; motifs from this series are very sought after collectors’ items
This shot from 1962 by Bert Stern depicts the icon Marilyn Monroe during a photo shoot for the US Vogue. She even exposes herself naked in some of the photographs in ‘The Last Sitting’. Marilyn died only six weeks later. This photograph shows the actress dressed in a beautifully elegant evening dress turning towards the front and holding her hand in front of her enthusiastic smile. A certificate of authenticity with title and signature by the artist is also enclosed.
The archival pigment print is numbered ‘5/25’, titled ‘Marylin’ and signed in red chalk. Verso it is signed, bears the copyright stamp of the artist and is dated ‘2012’. The print is besides minimal marginal wear in very good condition. The dimensions are 48 x 33 cm.
Bert Stern (1923-2013)
Bert Stern is especially known for his photographs of Marilyn Monroe for Vogue magazine. Since 1949 he worked as the art director at the fashion magazine Mayfair, which fostered his interest in photography. He made his first pictures as a soldier in the Korean War and in 1953 followed a campaign for Smirnoff vodka. One of his pictures made the cover of Vogue magazine in 1960, allowing him to work with numerous celebrities from the film industry such as Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot on photo shoots. In 1962 he worked on a three-day shoot with Marilyn Monroe, known today as ‘The Last Sitting’ and making Bert Stern worldwide famous. (tm)
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