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From The Last Sitting, commissioned by Vogue Magazine - Digital pigment print - Titled, with edition number in red (recto); signed by the photographer and dated (verso) - With copyright stamp, verso - Literature: Bert Stern, Marilyn Monroe. - The complete last sitting, Munich 1982/92, ill. p. 163 // Marilyn: Dior Dress (III) (1962) by Bert Stern is a powerful image from the renowned Last Sitting series, commissioned by Vogue in 1962. Capturing Marilyn Monroe in a glamorous backless Dior dress, this photograph epitomizes her iconic blend of beauty, charisma, and vulnerability. Taken shortly before her death, the Last Sitting series holds a poignant quality, symbolizing both the height of Monroe’s allure and the fragility beneath her public persona. Stern’s choice of a light-hearted, playful pose juxtaposes the undercurrent of melancholy often associated with Monroe’s life. This 2012 digital pigment print, signed and titled by Stern, immortalizes Monroe’s enduring legacy as a cultural icon and a complex figure in American cinema history.
Marilyn: Dior Dress (III) (1962), 2012
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From The Last Sitting, commissioned by Vogue Magazine - Digital pigment print - Titled, with edition number in red (recto); signed by the photographer and dated (verso) - With copyright stamp, verso - Literature: Bert Stern, Marilyn Monroe. - The complete last sitting, Munich 1982/92, ill. p. 163 // Marilyn: Dior Dress (III) (1962) by Bert Stern is a powerful image from the renowned Last Sitting series, commissioned by Vogue in 1962. Capturing Marilyn Monroe in a glamorous backless Dior dress, this photograph epitomizes her iconic blend of beauty, charisma, and vulnerability. Taken shortly before her death, the Last Sitting series holds a poignant quality, symbolizing both the height of Monroe’s allure and the fragility beneath her public persona. Stern’s choice of a light-hearted, playful pose juxtaposes the undercurrent of melancholy often associated with Monroe’s life. This 2012 digital pigment print, signed and titled by Stern, immortalizes Monroe’s enduring legacy as a cultural icon and a complex figure in American cinema history.
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