Gelatin silver print
USA, 1962; printed later
Bert Stern (1923-2013) – US-American fashion and advertising photographer
Inscribed and dated with pencil on verso ‘Bert Stern, Vogue 1962’
From ‘The Last Sitting’ for the US Vogue
Image size: 33.8 x 50 cm
Very good condition
Bert Stern achieved world fame for his ‘Last Sitting’ with Marilyn Monroe; some works of that series have fetched more than €100,000 at international auctions

The present gelatin silver print is a charming example of Bert Stern’s shooting, taken with Marilyn Monroe in 1962. The pictures were commissioned by the American Vogue and resulted from an intimate three-days lasting shooting. Only six weeks later, the famous actress died, so that Stern’s series became famous as her ‘Last Sitting’. While some pictures depict Marilyn in nude poses, the present picture shows her posing with a glass of champagne and covered by the white sheets of her bed.



The gelatin silver print is verso inscribed and dated with pencil ‘Bert Stern, Vogue 1962’. The work is in very good condition. The image size is 33.8 x 50 cm and the sheet measures 40.3 x 50 cm.



Bert Stern (1923-2013)

In 1949, Bert Stern became the art director at the fashion magazine Mayfair, which deeply fostered his interest in photography. He made however his first pictures as a soldier in the Korean War and only later, in 1953, he was able to produce a campaign for Smirnoff vodka. In 1960, one of his works was chosen to cover the Vogue magazine. From then on, Stern was able to portray the most famous celebrities in the world, including Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot. In 1962, Stern was commissioned for a three-day shoot with Marilyn Monroe. That series became known as her ‘Last Sitting’ and provided Bert Stern with worldwide recognition. (cbo)

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