$120
Bert Stern (American, 1929-2013) pair of bold, neon serigraphs of Marilyn Monroe; circa 1968 after The Last Sitting; both with certificates of authenticity attached verso; double matted and framed under glass; each measures approximately 17-1/8" x 17" with frame and has a sight image of approximately 10" square; both in Very Good condition. Bertram "Bert" Stern (October 3, 1929-June 26, 2013) was a self-taught American commercial photographer. Stern's first professional assignment was in 1955 for a Madison Avenue advertising agency for Smirnoff vodka. His best known work is arguably The Last Sitting, a collection of 2,500 photographs taken for Vogue of Marilyn Monroe over a three-day period, six weeks before her death. Stern's book The Last Sitting was published in 1982 and again in 2000. He has photographed Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Drew Barrymore and Lindsay Lohan (recreating The Last Sitting), among others, in addition to his work for advertising and travel publications. He directed and produced Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959), a documentary film record of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. In 1999, the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2016-06-25
