Artist: Bert Stern (1929-2013)

Title: Marilyn 'Dior Dress and Fur -Gold Crayon' Contact Sheet ' - The Last Sitting by Bert Stern

Date: June, 1962

Medium: Black and White Contact Sheet

Limited Edition: No

Genre: Portrait Photography

Subject: A highly collectable contact sheet of Marilyn posing in a Dior dress and fur.

Dimensions: 28" H x 43.5" W (71 cm H x 110 cm W)

Frame: None

Description: A striking black and white contact sheet of Marilyn Monroe from The Last Sitting. The collage features twelve shots of Marilyn striking a pose in a Christian Dior dress and a fur-lined coat.

This photograph by Bert Stern is from his most iconic series "The Last Sitting", which was taken in 1962 for Vogue. The photo shoot produced a collection of 2,500 photographs of Marilyn Monroe, shot over three days at the Bel Air Hotel in Los Angeles, only six weeks before Marilyn Monroe's death.

Bert Stern (1929-2013) grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He dropped out of school at the age of 16 and went on to become the art director for Mayfair Magazine. He photographed many other iconic female celebrities, including Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna and Kylie Minogue.

The print has been signed by the artist, lower right, in gold crayon and features his stamp verso.

Provenance: Signed in Gold Pen and Stamped by The Artist