Bert Stern
Digital print (Iris print)
Signed, titled, and numbered 50/72 on the image
Countersigned, stamped, and dated 2011 on the reverse
48.5 x 33 cm (Frame: 53 x 63 cm)
A certificate of authenticity from the Bert Stern studio will be provided to the buyer of the photograph.
Bibliography: Bert Stern, The Last Sitting, Schirmer Art Books, 1992, page 157
Marilyn Monroe, The Last Sitting
In June 1962, American photographer Bert Stern was commissioned by Vogue magazine to create a series of portraits of Marilyn Monroe. The shoot took place in suite 261 of the Bel-Air Hotel in Los Angeles and lasted three days. More than 2,500 photographs were taken, in both black and white and color. A few weeks later, Marilyn Monroe died, giving this editorial commission a historical significance: it would remain the actress’s last official photo shoot.
Bert Stern (1929 – 2013) est un photographe américain devenu une figure incontournable de la photographie de mode et de portrait au XXe siècle. Né à Brooklyn, il commence sa carrière dans la publicité avant de se tourner vers la photographie éditoriale et artistique, où son style novateur et audacieux attire rapidement l’attention.
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